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諦める (あきらめる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N4 Freq. Frequency Top 2,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
ichidan verb, transitive verb
give up ; abandon ; resign oneself to
Used when one stops pursuing a goal, hope, or plan because it seems impossible or too difficult. Often implies a conscious decision to let go. Can be used for both concrete actions and abstract feelings.
もう
彼かの
女じょ
が
来く
る
の
は
諦あきら
め
た
ほう
が
いい
よ
。
You should give up on her coming; it's not going to happen.
Written forms 諦あきら める Usage 48%
Standard kanji spelling; the kanji 諦 is a 常用漢字 (jōyō kanji) and this is the most common written form.
あきらめる Usage 52%
Kana spelling is common in informal writing, children's materials, and when the kanji is considered difficult.
Similar words 断だん 念ねん する More formal and decisive than 諦める; often used in official announcements or when abandoning a plan after careful consideration.
放ほう 棄き する Means 'to abandon' or 'to renounce' in a legal or formal sense, such as abandoning rights, property, or responsibilities. Less emotional than 諦める.
投な げ 出だ す Literally 'to throw out'; implies giving up halfway with a sense of irresponsibility or lack of perseverance. More negative connotation than 諦める.
Etymology Derived from the verb 明らむ (あきらむ, 'to become clear') with the sense of 'to see clearly and let go'. The kanji 諦 is a phono-semantic compound: 言 (speech) + 帝 (emperor, also phonetic テイ), originally meaning 'to examine' or 'to ascertain', later extended to 'to give up after clear understanding'.
