Japanese symbol for “liberalization”

自由化

じゆうか

Romaji: jiyuuka

liberalization; liberalisation; freeing

In Japanese, liberalization is 自由化, read じゆうか (jiyuuka).

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Meanings

n, vs, vt liberalization; liberalisation; freeing

Kanji and stroke order

自

oneself

on: ジ、シ
kun: みずか.ら、おの.ずから、おの.ずと

6 strokes · JLPT 3

由

wherefore, a reason

on: ユ、ユウ、ユイ
kun: よし、よ.る

5 strokes · JLPT 2

化

change, take the form of, influence

on: カ、ケ
kun: ば.ける、ば.かす、ふ.ける、け.する

4 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
自分	じぶん jibun	myself; yourself; oneself
自身	じしん jishin	(one's) self; oneself; yourself
自由	じゆう jiyuu	freedom; liberty
自然	しぜん shizen	nature
自己	じこ jiko	self; oneself
自動	じどう jidou	automatic
理由	りゆう riyuu	reason; grounds; pretext
経由	けいゆ keiyu	going through; going via; going by way of
文化	ぶんか bunka	culture; civilization; civilisation

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.