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三日坊主 (mikkabouzu) Japanese meaning: quitter | Kotomora
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He never sticks with anything; he's a quitter.
My diets always fizzle out after a few days.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 が 三みっ 日か 坊ぼう 主ず に 終お わる for something (a habit, plan, etc.) to fizzle out after just a few days
I meant to exercise every day this year, but I gave up after just three days again.
〈 事こと 〉 を 三みっ 日か 坊ぼう 主ず で 終お わらせる to let something fizzle out after only a few days (causative, self-critical)
Kanji 坊 boy, priest's residence, priest Related words 飽きっぽい is an adjective describing a personality trait of getting bored easily, while 三日坊主 is a noun labeling someone who quits right after starting.
飽き性 is a noun for the trait of quickly losing interest in things, while 三日坊主 specifically labels a person who abandons something they just started.
Etymology Literally 'three-day monk', from the image of someone who enters a Buddhist monastery but leaves after only three days, unable to endure the training.
I quit the diary I'd finally started after only three days.