Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 自暴自棄(じぼうじき) in Japanese

自暴自棄
Kana Reading
じぼうじき
Romaji
jibōjiki
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    desperation; despair; self-abandonment
    Example sentence
    はその事故あと自暴自棄に陥った He lapsed into despair after that accident.

Examples of 自暴自棄, じぼうじき in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

13 strokes

abandon, throw away, discard, resign, reject, sacrifice

On'Yomi: キ

Kun'Yomi: す.てる

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JLPT 2

15 strokes

outburst, rave, fret, force, violence, cruelty, outrage

On'Yomi: ボウ, バク

Kun'Yomi: あば.く, あば.れる

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JLPT 4

6 strokes

oneself

On'Yomi: ジ, シ

Kun'Yomi: みずか.ら, おの.ずから, おの.ずと

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