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やけ腹 (yakebara) Japanese meaning: desperation | Kotomora
Conjugation やけ腹する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary やけ 腹ばら する やけ 腹ばら しない Polite やけ 腹ばら します やけ 腹ばら しません Past polite やけ 腹ばら しました やけ 腹ばら しませんでした Past やけ 腹ばら した やけ 腹ばら しなかった Te-form やけ 腹ばら して やけ 腹ばら しないで Desire やけ 腹ばら したい やけ 腹ばら したくない Potential やけ 腹ばら できる やけ 腹ばら できない Passive やけ 腹ばら される やけ 腹ばら されない Causative やけ 腹ばら させる やけ 腹ばら させない Causative passive やけ 腹ばら させられる やけ 腹ばら させられない Volitional やけ 腹ばら しよう Polite volitional やけ 腹ばら しましょう Imperative やけ 腹ばら しろ やけ 腹ばら するな Conditional やけ 腹ばら すれば やけ 腹ばら しなければ Tara conditional やけ 腹ばら したら やけ 腹ばら しなかったら
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お
こし
て
会かい
社しゃ
を
辞や
め
て
しまっ
た
。
He quit his job out of desperation.
You shouldn't spend a lot of money out of despair.
Kanji 棄 abandon, throw away, discard Related words 自じ 暴ぼう 自じ 棄き 自暴自棄 is a more formal, four-character compound meaning 'desperation' or 'abandonment of oneself', while やけ腹 is a colloquial, emotionally charged term for acting out of despair.
やけくそ やけくそ is a more casual, slangy term for 'desperation' or 'not caring anymore', often used in spoken language. やけ腹 is slightly more literary and can be used in both speech and writing.
Written forms やけ 腹ばら
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; the most common written form in modern usage.
ヤケ 腹ばら
Katakana spelling of the first element; sometimes used for emphasis or in informal writing.
自棄やけ 腹ばら
Ateji spelling using 自棄 for やけ; rarely seen.
焼や け 腹ばら
Alternate kanji spelling; less common than やけ腹.
焼やけ 腹ばら
Abbreviated kanji spelling; very rare.
ヤケばら
Etymology Compound of やけ (desperation, from 自棄 or 焼け) and 腹 (belly/mind). The exact origin of やけ is uncertain; it may derive from 焼ける (to burn) metaphorically, or from 自棄 (self-abandonment). The word やけ腹 has been used since the Edo period.
