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諦め

あきらめ

resignation; giving up; acceptance of one's lot

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Examples

  1. 彼は諦めが早い。

    かれはあきらめがはやい。

    He gives up quickly.

  2. サムは諦めのいいほうだろう？

    さむはあきらめのいいほうだろう？

    Sam takes things in his stride, doesn't he?

  3. 三度落ちてさすがに諦めがついたが、心のどこかでまだ未練が残っている。

    さんどおちてさすがにあきらめがついたが、こころのどこかでまだみれんがのこっている。

    After failing three times I've finally accepted it, though some part of me still can't let go.

Common patterns

諦めがつく
to come to accept it; to resign oneself
諦めが早い
to give up easily
諦めが悪い
to be a bad loser; to not know when to quit

Memory tip

諦めがいい / 悪い is praise or criticism about how gracefully someone lets go, not about speed alone — 諦めが悪い is the person still arguing after the decision is made. Note 諦め is the noun; the verb is 諦める.

Kanji in this word

  • 諦Not in the N5–N1 kanji lists

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