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やけを起こす (やけをおこす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
expression, godan verb (-su)
become desperate ; give way to despair ; act out of desperation
Describes a state where one loses rational control and acts recklessly due to frustration or despair. Often used when someone gives up on a situation and does something extreme.
こし
て
、
全ぜん
財ざい
産さん
を
ギャンブル
に
使つか
っ
て
しまっ
た
。
Out of desperation, he gambled away all his money.
Written forms やけを 起お こす
Most common spelling; やけ is usually written in kana.
自棄やけ を 起お こす
Ateji spelling using kanji for meaning; rarely used.
焼や けを 起お こす
Ateji spelling; can be confused with literal 'burning' meaning.
Kanji 棄 abandon, throw away, discard Similar words 自じ 暴ぼう 自じ 棄き A more formal, four-character compound meaning 'desperation' or 'abandonment of self'. やけを起こす is a colloquial verb phrase describing the act of becoming desperate.
やけくそ A noun/adjective meaning 'desperate' or 'reckless from despair'. やけを起こす is the verb phrase for entering that state.
Etymology The word やけ (自棄/焼け) originally meant 'desperation' or 'abandonment', possibly from the idea of 'burning up' one's rational mind. Combined with 起こす (to cause), the phrase literally means 'to cause desperation'.
