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諦める

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 諦める

きらめ
Transitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #812
1

to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

Examples
その少年は死んだものとしてあきらめられた
The boy was given up for dead.

Kanji in this Word

16 strokes
Frequency: 2457
Grade 8

Meanings

truth
clarity
abandon
give up

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
テイ
タイ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
あきら.める
つまびらか
まこと
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