Kanji

諦

諦

truth, clarity, abandon, give up

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

16 strokes

Radical

言部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

テイ, タイ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

あきらめる, つまびらか, まこと

Example sentences

諦める あきらめる
どんなに 困難 で も 、 夢 を 諦める こと は ない 。

No matter how difficult it is, I will never give up on my dream.

としても としても
失敗 した としても 、 諦めず に 続けよう 。

Even if you fail, let's keep going without giving up.

諦め あきらめ
彼 は 諦め の 悪い 男 だ 。

He is a man who doesn't give up easily.

諦観 ていかん
彼 は 世 の 推移 を 諦観 していた 。

He was observing the changes in the world with resignation/detachment.

諦念 ていねん
彼 は 全て の 希望 を 捨て 、 諦念 の 境地 に 至った 。

He abandoned all hope and reached a state of resignation.

Example Vocabulary

諦める

あきらめる

to give up; to abandon (hope); to resign oneself

諦め

あきらめ

resignation; abandonment; giving up

諦観

ていかん

resignation; acceptance; to look philosophically

諦念

ていねん

resignation; acceptance; enlightenment

諦めがつく

あきらめがつく

諦めが悪い

あきらめがわるい

諦めの悪い

あきらめのわるい

諦めの境地

あきらめのきょうち

要諦

ようてい

諦めがいい

あきらめがいい

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