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What does 諦める (あきらめる, akirameru) mean?

諦める (あきらめる, akirameru) means to give up.

Quick facts
Readingあきらめる
Romajiakirameru
Part of speechichidan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
あきらめる
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonakirameru

to give up

GenkiGenki 14
  1. 1ichidan verb · transitive to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

Example sentences

  • Since it was raining, I gave up on mountain climbing.

  • Don't give up, let's do our best to the end.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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