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自暴自棄 (じぼうじき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

自じ暴ぼう自じ棄き

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Meanings

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na-adjective, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

desperation; despair; self-abandonment

yojijukugo (four-character idiom)

A state of giving up on oneself, often leading to reckless or self-destructive behavior. Used as a noun or adjectivally with な or の.

失しつ恋れんして自じ暴ぼう自じ棄きになっている。
He's become desperate and self-destructive after the heartbreak.

自じ暴ぼう自じ棄きの状じょう態たいで危き険けんな行こう動どうをとった。

In a state of despair, he took dangerous actions.

Kanji

自oneself
暴outburst, rave, fret
棄abandon, throw away, discard

Similar words

やけくそ
More colloquial and often implies acting out of frustration or anger, while 自暴自棄 is a formal, psychological state of giving up on oneself.
絶ぜつ望ぼう
Means 'hopelessness' or 'despair' as a feeling, but does not necessarily imply the reckless behavior associated with 自暴自棄.

Etymology

A yojijukugo composed of 自 (self), 暴 (violence/wildness), 自 (self), and 棄 (abandon). Literally 'self-violence, self-abandonment,' describing a state of giving up on oneself and acting recklessly.