Where does “自分探し” come from?

自分探し (Japanese) comes from Japanese 自分 — oneself.

自分探し (Japanese): soul-searching

Definitions

  1. soul-searching

Ancestry of “自分探し”, step by step

自分探し traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 自分

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1Japanese自分oneself

via Japanese 探し

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1Japanese探しsearch
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