フリーfurii

JLPT N2approx.Common
Definitions
  1. na-adjective, nounfree (of restraint, controls, etc.)
  2. no-adjectivefree (of charge)
  3. no-adjectivefreelance; independent
  4. nounfreelancer
  5. no-adjectiveone-size-fits-all
  6. noun, figure skatingfree skating; long program
Conjugation
Plain formフリー
Polite (desu)フリーです
Negative (dewa nai)フリーではない
polite (dewa arimasen)フリーではありません
Past (datta)フリーだった
Past negative (dewa nakatta)フリーではなかった
Te form (de)フリーで
Adverbial (ni)フリーに
Conditional (nara)フリーなら

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym自由じゆうNeutralThe general word for freedom from restraint or control, covering political and personal liberty; 「フリー」 additionally covers free of charge and freelance work.
  • SynonymフリーダムNeutralA loanword for freedom and being unrestrained, mostly in slogans and titles of works; rare in everyday speech, and it never means free of charge or freelance.
  • Related無制限むせいげんNeutralMeans having no limits, as in 「無制限に使える」, focusing on quantity or scope with no upper bound; 「フリー」 also covers free of charge and freelance.
  • Related気ままきままNeutralDescribes acting or living as one pleases without regard for others, as in 「気ままな旅」, sometimes with a willful nuance; it has no free-of-charge sense.
  • Related任意にんいWrittenA formal word meaning optional or left to the person's choice, as in 「任意保険」; 「フリー」 is more colloquial and usually means unrestrained or free of charge.
  • Related随意ずいいWrittenA written word for doing as one wishes without restriction, as in 「ご随意に」; 「フリー」 also covers free of charge and freelance work.
  • Antonym拘束こうそくNeutralThe antonym: restraining someone or limiting their freedom of movement, as in 「身柄を拘束する」; it stands opposite to 「フリー」 in its unrestrained sense.

Use 「フリー」 for being unrestrained, free of charge, or freelance, as in 「フリートーク」 and 「フリーWi-Fi」. For freedom in general say 「自由」, for no limits 「無制限」, and for optional 「任意」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 束縛そくばくから逃のがれた。勝手かってな。
  2. ~が無ない。~を含ふくまない。
  3. 無料むりょうの。
  4. 自由じゆうな。
  5. 組織そしきには所属しょぞくしないが、適宜てきぎ、組織そしきと協力きょうりょくし仕事しごとをする人ひと、フリーランス、フリーランサー。
  6. 恋人こいびとがいない状態じょうたい。独り身ひとりみ。
  7. フリースタイルの略りゃく。自由じゆう演技えんぎ。自由形じゆうがた。
English equivalents

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