Japanese Conversation · Level 65
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Japanese word
諦め
Pronunciation
Romajiakirame
Meaning
- noungiving up
Example
彼は諦めが早いです。kare wa akira me ga haya i de su
He gives up easily.
More examples
難しい状況でも、彼女は最後まで諦めを見せませんでした。muzuka shi i jō kyō de mo kano jo wa sai go ma de akira me o mi se ma se n de shi ta
Even in a difficult situation, she did not show any sign of giving up.
Core concept
It describes shifting from trying to change an unwelcome outcome to accepting it as beyond one's control.
Common phrases
諦めが早いakira me ga haya i
give up easily
諦めがつくakira me ga tsu ku
come to terms with it
諦めが悪いakira me ga waru i
be unwilling to give up
Similar words
断念dannen: The act of abandoning a hope, plan, or attempt after deciding it cannot be achieved.
見切りmikiri: A decision to stop investing effort in something judged unlikely to succeed.
諦念teinen: A state of resigned acceptance that a desired outcome cannot be attained.
Definition in Japanese
困難な状況や望みどおりにならない結果を受け入れ、追い求めることをやめること。kon nan na jō kyō ya nozo mi dō ri ni na ra na i kek ka o u ke i re o i moto me ru ko to o ya me ru ko to
Word origin
諦め (akirame, "giving up") is the noun form of 諦める (akirameru, "to give up"), created from the verb's continuative stem.
Usage tips
- In conversational Japanese, 諦め (akirame) often presents giving up as a settled recognition that a desired result will not be pursued further, rather than as a momentary loss of motivation.
Other meanings
- resignationnoun
- acceptancenoun
Opposites
- 希望kibōhopenoun
Related words
- 諦めるakiramerugive upverb