悠々自適

Yoji jukugo (四字熟語), from 悠々 (yūyū, “calm; leisurely”) +‎ 自適 (jiteki, “as one pleases”)

• (Tokyo) ゆうゆうじてき [yùúyúú jítékí] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) ゆうゆ​うじてき [yùúyúꜜù jìtèkì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [jɯ̟ᵝːjɯ̟ᵝː d͡ʑite̞kʲi]

• (Tokyo) ゆうゆ​う [yùúyúꜜù] (Nakadaka – [3])
• (Tokyo) ゆうゆう [yùúyúú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [jɯ̟ᵝːjɯ̟ᵝː]

• (Tokyo) じてき [jìtékí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑite̞kʲi]

悠(ゆう)々(ゆう)自(じ)適(てき) • (yūyū jiteki) ^{←いういうじてき (iuiuziteki)?}

1. (attributive with の (no)) the quality of being able to live in a carefree way
   • 2006 July 9, Watsuki, Nobuhiro, “第(だい)二(に)幕(まく)　「流(る)浪(ろう)人(に)・街(まち)へ行(い)く」 [Act 2: “Rurōni Coming to Town”]”, in るろうに剣(けん)心(しん)　—明(めい)治(じ)剣(けん)客(かく)浪(ろ)漫(まん)譚(たん)— [Rurōni Kenshin: Ballad of a Meiji Swordsroamer], volume 1 (fiction), kanzenban edition, Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, page 59:

     緋(ひ)村(むら)剣(けん)心(しん)は悠(ゆう)々(ゆう)自(じ)適(てき)に旅(たび)をする放(ほう)浪(ろう)の剣(けん)客(かく)〝流(る)浪(ろう)人(に)〟只(ただ)今(いま)　当(とう)道(どう)場(じょう)に滞(たい)在(ざい)中(ちゅう)

     Himura Kenshin wa yūyū jiteki ni tabi o suru hōrō no kenkaku〝rurōni〟Tadaima tōdōjō ni taizaichū

     Himura Kenshin is a “Rurōni”, or a wandering swordsroamer, who was on his aimless journey. He’s currently staying in my dojo.

悠(ゆう)々(ゆう)自(じ)適(てき)する • (yūyū jiteki suru) ^{←いういうじてき (iuiuziteki)?}suru (stem 悠(ゆう)々(ゆう)自(じ)適(てき)し (yūyū jiteki shi), past 悠(ゆう)々(ゆう)自(じ)適(てき)した (yūyū jiteki shita))

1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.