greg1075

How would you say "Take control of your life" in Japanese Kanji?

Any idiomatic / idiosyncratic way to say it is welcome. Is there a Yoji-jyujugo that would translate it well?

If it is going to be a long sentence, how would you say "take control"?

Thanks in advance.

greg1075

Anyone?

Just "Take control" would be enough. I have an appointment on Sunday and need to come up with a definitive design.

Thanks!

yugknup

Hi,

Well, the basic version of the full phrase "Take control of your life" is:
自分の人生を支配する
jibun no jinsei wo shihai suru
It is like "(He) takes crontrol of (his own) life" but it's not necessarily a descriptive phrase like that English suggests; on a book I suppose it's a bit more like "(Read this book) and you will take control of your life"

Another option is to use the imperative. This would usually be:
自分の人生を支配しろ
jibun no jinsei wo shihai shiro
but I keep seeing this verb with the rarer imperative 'seyo':
自分の人生を支配せよ
jibun no jinsei wo shihai seyo
I think it is older-fashioned...(I found a book from the '40s which uses this version of the imperative in its title)
Both of these are like a blunt command: "Take control of your life!" I'm a bit tentative suggesting these though, as I don't know what it 'feels like' to read them in this sort of phrase...it might be that it is too harsh and direct for the situation..

Another option is:
人生は自分で支配できる
jinsei wa jibun de shihai dekiru
I found a book with this title. It means "(One's) life can be controlled by oneself."
To me, it is a softer way of speaking because it is indirect, just like "You have the ability to take control of your life."

Simplifying it to just "take control":
支配する
shihai suru
"(He/she/you/it etc.) controls/commands"
支配しろ
shihai shiro
支配せよ
shihai seyo
"Assume control/command!"
支配できる
shihai dekiru
"(He/she/you/it etc.) can control/command"
But, with the ambiguity, I really don't know how well those phrases work...

Sorry, that's the best I can do!

greg1075

Don't be sorry, that's awesome.

Thanks a million. I REALLY appreciate it!