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腹をくくる (はらをくくる, haraokukuru) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
JLPT N1 › Conjugation 腹をくくる · godan verb (-ru)
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 腹はら をくくる 腹はら をくくらない Polite 腹はら をくくります 腹はら をくくりません Past polite 腹はら をくくりました 腹はら をくくりませんでした Past 腹はら をくくった 腹はら をくくらなかった Te-form 腹はら をくくって 腹はら をくくらないで Desire 腹はら をくくりたい 腹はら をくくりたくない Potential 腹はら をくくれる 腹はら をくくれない Passive 腹はら をくくられる 腹はら をくくられない Causative 腹はら をくくらせる 腹はら をくくらせない Causative passive 腹はら をくくらせられる also 腹はら をくくらされる 腹はら をくくらせられない also 腹はら をくくらされない Volitional 腹はら をくくろう Polite volitional 腹はら をくくりましょう Imperative 腹はら をくくれ 腹はら をくくるな Conditional 腹はら をくくれば 腹はら をくくらなければ Tara conditional 腹はら をくくったら 腹はら をくくらなかったら
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しれ
ない
が
、
もう
腹はら
を
くくっ
た
。
I might fail the exam, but I've already prepared myself for the worst.
He steeled himself and made up his mind to quit the company.
Related words 覚悟を決める means to resolve oneself to a difficult situation, while 腹をくくる is a more colloquial, vivid idiom literally meaning 'to tie up one's belly', implying gut-level determination.
腹を据える means to steady one's resolve and stay calm, whereas 腹をくくる specifically implies bracing for a worst-case or unavoidable outcome.
観念する means to give up hope and resign oneself passively, while 腹をくくる conveys a more active, determined acceptance of a hard situation.
腹を括る is a near-identical idiom meaning to brace oneself and commit, slightly more emphatic than 腹を決める.
Written forms 腹はら をくくる
Standard spelling with mixed kanji and kana; the most common written form.
腹はら を 括くく る
Full kanji spelling; less common but still seen.
Etymology Literally 'to tie up one's belly'. The belly (腹) was traditionally considered the seat of emotions and resolve. Tying it up symbolizes gathering one's courage or determination. The exact historical origin is uncertain, but it is a well-established idiom.
