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自棄っ腹 (やけっぱら) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
desperation ; despair ; reckless anger
rare term
A rare noun or suru-verb describing a state of reckless desperation or angry despair, often implying a self-destructive or defiant attitude. Related to やけばら (自棄腹).
See also: やけばら
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In a fit of reckless desperation, he quit his job.
Written forms 自棄やけ っ 腹ぱら
Standard kanji spelling using 自棄 (やけ) and 腹 (はら) with a geminate っ.
やけっ 腹ぱら
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; less common but still encountered.
焼やけ っ 腹ぱら
Ateji-like spelling using 焼 (burning) to suggest the fiery emotion; rare and non-standard.
Kanji 棄 abandon, throw away, discard Similar words 自棄やけ 腹ばら Synonymous but without the geminate っ; 自棄っ腹 is a more emphatic or colloquial variant.
自棄やけ The base noun meaning desperation or despair; 自棄っ腹 adds the nuance of 'belly/guts', implying a visceral, emotional state.
Etymology Compound of 自棄 (やけ, 'desperation') + 腹 (はら, 'belly/mind'), with an emphatic geminate っ. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it likely arose as an intensified colloquial form of 自棄腹 (やけばら).
