やけくそ
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word やけくそ
1
More emphatic than やけ
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
Examples
やけくそになった男はしばしばやけくそな事をする。
Desperate men often do desperate things.
Kanji in this Word
自
6 strokes
Frequency: 19
JLPT N3
Grade 2
Meanings
oneself
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ジ
シ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
みずか.ら
おの.ずから
おの.ずと
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
より
棄
13 strokes
Frequency: 901
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
abandon
throw away
discard
resign
reject
sacrifice
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
キ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
す.てる
糞
17 strokes
Frequency: 2473
Meanings
shit
feces
excrement
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
フン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
くそ
焼
12 strokes
Frequency: 982
JLPT N2
Grade 4
Meanings
bake
burning
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ショウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
や.く
や.き
や.き-
-や.き
や.ける
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
やい
やき
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