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見限る (みかぎる, mikagiru) Japanese meaning: give up on | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation 見限る · godan verb (-ru)
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 見み 限かぎ る 見み 限かぎ らない Polite 見み 限かぎ ります 見み 限かぎ りません Past polite 見み 限かぎ りました 見み 限かぎ りませんでした Past 見み 限かぎ った 見み 限かぎ らなかった Te-form 見み 限かぎ って 見み 限かぎ らないで Desire 見み 限かぎ りたい 見み 限かぎ りたくない Potential 見み 限かぎ れる 見み 限かぎ れない Passive 見み 限かぎ られる 見み 限かぎ られない Causative 見み 限かぎ らせる 見み 限かぎ らせない Causative passive 見み 限かぎ らせられる also 見み 限かぎ らされる 見み 限かぎ らせられない also 見み 限かぎ らされない Volitional 見み 限かぎ ろう Polite volitional 見み 限かぎ りましょう Imperative 見み 限かぎ れ 見み 限かぎ るな Conditional 見み 限かぎ れば 見み 限かぎ らなければ Tara conditional 見み 限かぎ ったら 見み 限かぎ らなかったら
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a patient given up on by the doctor
He gave up on the company and went independent.
I'm afraid of being abandoned by my friends.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 に 見み 限かぎ られる to be given up on / abandoned by someone
He was given up on by his boss.
〈 事こと 〉 を 見み 限かぎ る to give up on (a plan, hope, situation, etc.)
The company gave up on the underperforming business.
Kanji 限 limit, restrict, to best of ability Related words 見捨てる implies abandoning someone in need, often cruelly, while 見限る focuses on the calm decision to stop trusting or expecting anything from someone.
見放す and 見限る are nearly identical in meaning, but 見放す is often used for doctors giving up on a patient or experts giving up on a case, while 見限る is broader and more personal.
諦める means to give up on a goal or hope with resignation, while 見限る is a more active, final decision that someone or something is no longer worth one's trust.
Written forms 見み 限かぎ る Usage 99%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
みかぎる Usage 1%
Kana spelling is acceptable, especially in casual writing or when the kanji is not needed.
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.
