Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 絶望(ぜつぼう) in Japanese

絶望
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
ぜつぼう
Romaji
zetsubō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    despair; hopelessness
    Example sentence
    人生とは絶望であるはこう考えている Life is despair, that's what I think.

Examples of 絶望, ぜつぼう in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

12 strokes

discontinue, beyond, sever, cut off, abstain, interrupt, suppress

On'Yomi: ゼツ

Kun'Yomi: た.える, た.やす, た.つ

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JLPT 3

11 strokes

ambition, full moon, hope, desire, aspire to, expect

On'Yomi: ボウ, モウ

Kun'Yomi: のぞ.む, もち

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