放縦（ほうじゅう）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: self-indulgent/unbridled
Example sentences
- 放縦な生活を改める。 — I'm reforming my dissolute lifestyle.
- 放縦にならないよう自らを律する。 — I discipline myself so as not to become self-indulgent.
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