How to say "liberty" in Japanese

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自由じゆうJLPT N4approx.Common
noun, na-adjectiveLiberty in its basic sense, the same ground as 'freedom': the condition of being free from restriction or control. The word to use when discussing personal or political freedom as an idea.
お金かねを使つかうも貯ためるも自由じゆうにしなさい。↗
You may spend or save at will.
リバティCommon
nounThe loanword. It appears chiefly in names, slogans, and other stylistic contexts; for the abstract idea of liberty in an ordinary sentence it is seldom the word you want — use 自由.

For liberty as an idea — the freedom of a person or a people from restriction — use 自由; 「リバティ」 is the loanword, met chiefly in names and slogans rather than in ordinary discussion of the concept.

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Japanese equivalents

自由じゆうfreedom
リバティliberty
呼吸点こきゅうてんliberty (of a stone)
不羈ふきfreedom

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