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断念 (だんねん, dannen) Japanese meaning: abandon | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 断念する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 断だん 念ねん する 断だん 念ねん しない Polite 断だん 念ねん します 断だん 念ねん しません Past polite 断だん 念ねん しました 断だん 念ねん しませんでした Past 断だん 念ねん した 断だん 念ねん しなかった Te-form 断だん 念ねん して 断だん 念ねん しないで Desire 断だん 念ねん したい 断だん 念ねん したくない Potential 断だん 念ねん できる 断だん 念ねん できない Passive 断だん 念ねん される 断だん 念ねん されない Causative 断だん 念ねん させる 断だん 念ねん させない Causative passive 断だん 念ねん させられる 断だん 念ねん させられない Volitional 断だん 念ねん しよう Polite volitional 断だん 念ねん しましょう Imperative 断だん 念ねん しろ 断だん 念ねん するな Conditional 断だん 念ねん すれば 断だん 念ねん しなければ Tara conditional 断だん 念ねん したら 断だん 念ねん しなかったら
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He gave up his plan to study abroad.
The company had no choice but to abandon development of the new product.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 を 断だん 念ねん する to give up on (a plan, dream, etc.)
He gave up on the plan due to a lack of funds.
〈 事こと 〉 を 断だん 念ねん せざるを 得え ない to have no choice but to abandon (a plan, hope, etc.)
Due to bad weather, we had no choice but to give up on climbing the mountain.
断だん 念ねん に 追お い 込こ まれる to be forced into giving something up
Kanji 断 severance, decline, refuse Related words· 10 諦める is the common, everyday verb for giving up on something, while 断念 is a more formal noun implying a deliberate, considered decision to abandon a plan or hope.
放棄 means to relinquish or renounce a right, claim, or responsibility, whereas 断念 focuses on giving up a hope, plan, or desire after weighing the options.
見送る often means to postpone or pass on something for now, while 断念 implies a more final, definitive abandonment of a plan.
断念 is a more formal noun for abandoning a specific plan or goal, while 諦め is the broader everyday word for the emotional state of giving up or accepting something.
Show 6 more 断念 is a formal, often single-decision act of giving up a plan or goal, whereas 見切り suggests an evaluative process leading to abandonment.
断念 is a formal, written word for abandoning a plan or hope, whereas ギブアップ is a casual spoken term for quitting mid-task.
断念する is a more formal, decisive abandonment of a plan or desire, while 思いとどまる is softer, implying a change of heart or heeding advice.
断念する means to give up on a plan or hope with a sense of resignation, while 止す is a plain, casual word for simply stopping or quitting an action.
Opposites· 5 断念 means giving up on an undertaking partway through, the opposite of 完遂 which means carrying it through to completion.
断念する means to give up or abandon an idea, the opposite of 試みる, which means to make an attempt at it.
断念 means to give up or abandon a plan, the opposite of 敢行, which means to resolutely carry it out.
Show 2 more Etymology Compound of 断 (cut off, sever) and 念 (thought, wish), literally 'to cut off one's thoughts'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of abandoning an intention.
Worsening cash flow forced the company to give up on expanding the business.
断念 is the deliberate act of giving up on something after deciding it's hopeless, whereas 挫折 is the experience of being thwarted, often against one's will.
断念する is a formal word for giving up a plan or goal, whereas 投げ出す is more everyday and implies leaving something midway.
追つい 求きゅう
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追求 means to actively pursue a goal, while 断念 means to give up on or abandon that goal.
断念 means abandoning a plan or goal, whereas 貫徹 means seeing that same plan or goal through to completion.
