Word details

やせ我慢

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word やせ我慢.

Dictionary

Entry

やせ我慢痩せ我慢せがまんNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #30593
1

enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it

Examples
そんなにやせ我慢しなくても、はやくこっちに来れば良かったのに。
You should have come here sooner instead of putting it off out of pride for so long.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

ego, I, selfish, our, oneself

7 strokesFrequency 829JLPT N1Grade 6

On

Kun

われわ.が-わが-

Nanori

あが

ridicule, laziness

14 strokesFrequency 1,368JLPT N1Grade 8

On

マン

get thin

12 strokesGrade 8

On

ソウチュウシュウシュ

Kun

や.せる

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