甘んじる

あまんじる

Meanings

1. Ichidan verb, Intransitive to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)

Kanji

• 甘 sweet. Read as あまい.

Example sentences

• 女性は余りにも長い間不公平な待遇に甘んじてきた。
  Women have been resigned to unjust treatment for too long.
• 彼は甘んじて屈辱に耐えた。
  He suffered an insult.

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