自暴自棄

じぼうじき

Meanings

1. な-adjective, の-adjective, Noun desperation; despair; self-abandonment

Kanji

• 自 self. Read as ジ.
• 暴 violent. Read as ボウ.
• 棄 renounce. Read as キ.

Example sentences

• 司教は、自暴自棄になった移民たちを哀れんで助けを与えた。
  The bishop felt pity for the immigrants who were abandoned, and gave them help.
• 自暴自棄になるな。
  Never surrender yourself to despair.
• 宗教は、自暴自棄になった移民達を哀れんで助けを与えた。
  The bishop took pity on the desperate immigrants.
• 第一次志望の大学に入れなかったからといって、自暴自棄になるなよ。
  Don't give in to despair just because you didn't get into the college that was at the top of your wish-list.
• トムはメアリーほど自暴自棄ではないようだった。
  Tom didn't seem to be as desperate as Mary seemed to be.

Common phrases

• 自暴自棄になる

Word lists

• Yojijukugo (四字熟語)

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