Meaning of 諦め(あきらめ) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 諦め JLPT 1

Kana Reading あきらめ

Romaji akirame

Examples of 諦め, あきらめ in a sentence

人生はあきらめが肝心。設けた財産も消えさることがありうるのだから。

We should try to be philosophical about life; wealth gained could also vanish.
私は落ち込んでしまいあきらめようかと思った。

I got gloomy and thought of giving up.
私が彼女の立場なら、まだあきらめにだろう。

If I were in her place, I wouldn't give up yet.
君はあきらめのいいほうだろう？

You're a philosopher, aren't you?
サムはあきらめのいいほうだろう？

Sam is a philosopher, isn't he?

諦

16 strokes

abandon, give up

On'Yomi: テイ, タイ

Kun'Yomi: あきら.める, つまびらか, まこと