resignation; acceptance; consolation
The state of giving up or accepting a situation, often with a sense of emotional resolution or finding peace after disappointment.
He accepted the failure with a feeling of resignation.
Resignation is crucial.
She already felt resigned about the promotion.
He shrugged with a look of resignation on his face.
He is known as a player who never gives up.
諦め is the general word for giving up or resignation, while 見切り specifically implies a calculated decision to abandon something after judging it hopeless.
諦め is the everyday word for giving up, whereas 観念 (in 観念する) implies a more conscious, almost formal acceptance of an unavoidable fate.
諦め is passive giving up without preparation, while 覚悟 implies consciously accepting an unwanted outcome after mentally preparing for it.
希望 means hope or aspiration, the direct opposite of 諦め, which is the feeling of giving up on hope.
執着 is a stubborn attachment or refusal to let go, contrasting with 諦め, the acceptance that comes from letting go.
諦め means resignation or giving up, the emotional opposite of 未練, which clings to hope or attachment.
諦め means giving up or resignation, the direct opposite of the tenacious refusal to quit expressed by 粘り.
Standard kanji spelling for the noun meaning resignation or acceptance.
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is not needed.
Noun form of the verb 諦める (あきらめる, 'to give up'). The kanji 諦 is used for its meaning of 'abandon' or 'resign'.