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tariki

tariki noun: other power, outside help. Practice that assumes one's own capability is not sufficient, instead relying on other power - see also jiriki.

Noun

tariki (uncountable)

  1. other power, outside help. Practice that assumes one's own capability is not sufficient, instead relying on other power - see also jiriki.

Origin of tariki

From Japanese 他力 (tariki, literally “other + strength”).

Questions about tariki

What does tariki mean?
Tariki means other power, outside help. Practice that assumes one's own capability is not sufficient, instead relying on other power - see also jiriki.
What part of speech is tariki?
Tariki is a noun.

Words near tariki in the dictionary

  1. tariffs
  2. Tariffville
  3. Tarifit
  4. Tarija
  5. Tariji
  6. tariki
  7. Tarilta
  8. Tarim
  9. Tarim Basin
  10. Tarim Pendi
  11. tarin

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