Meaning of 諦める in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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諦めるJLPT 3
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Kana Readingあきらめる
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Romajiakirameru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Ichidan verb, transitive verb
- Meaning
- to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
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Example Sentences
諦める, あきらめる used in context
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I may give up soon and just nap instead.
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If you give up, that's the end of the match.
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Even if something stupid happens, I won't give up.
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無くなったとあきらめていた財布がみつかって彼女は大変喜んだ。
She was very glad to find the purse she had given up for lost.
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It was no good persuading my sister to give up.
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I'm going to give up math.
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