Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 自棄糞(やけくそ) in Japanese

自棄糞, 焼糞
Kana Reading
やけくそ
Romaji
yakekuso
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    desperation
    Example sentence
    やけくそになった男はしばしばやけくそな事をする。 Desperate men often do desperate things.

Examples of 自棄糞, 焼糞, やけくそ in a sentence

Kanji in this word

糞

17 strokes

shit, feces, excrement

On'Yomi: フン

Kun'Yomi: くそ

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焼 JLPT 2

12 strokes

bake, burning

On'Yomi: ショウ

Kun'Yomi: や.く, や.き, や.き-, -や.き, や.ける

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棄 JLPT 1

13 strokes

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

On'Yomi: キ

Kun'Yomi: す.てる

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自 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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