見み限かぎる

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

give up on; abandon; forsake; turn one's back on

Conveys a deliberate decision to stop supporting or expecting anything from someone or something, often after disappointment or loss of hope. Stronger than あきらめる; implies cutting ties or writing off.

医い者しゃに見み限かぎられた患かん者じゃ
a patient given up on by the doctor

彼かれは会かい社しゃを見み限かぎって独どく立りつした。

He gave up on the company and went independent.

友とも達だちに見み限かぎられるのが怖こわい。

I'm afraid of being abandoned by my friends.

Written forms

見み限かぎるUsage99%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
みかぎるUsage1%
Kana spelling is acceptable, especially in casual writing or when the kanji is not needed.

Kanji

見see, hopes, chances
限limit, restrict, to best of ability

Similar words

諦あきらめる
あきらめる means to give up on a goal or hope, often with resignation. 見限る is more active and final: you decide someone or something is no longer worth your time or trust.
見み捨すてる
見捨てる means to abandon or desert someone in need, often with a nuance of cruelty. 見限る focuses on the decision to stop expecting anything from the person or thing, not necessarily leaving them in a crisis.

Etymology

Compound of 見る (to see) and 限る (to limit). The literal sense of 'seeing and limiting' developed into the figurative meaning of judging someone or something as having no further potential and cutting ties.