諦める

• 読み: あきらめる
• ローマ字: akirameru
• 漢字の分解: 諦 (tai/tei/akirame) — give up, resign, truth (Buddhist)
• 発音: /a.ki.ɾa.me.ɾɯ/

意味

To give up; to abandon hope; to resign oneself to. Accepting that a goal or wish cannot be achieved.

A Group 2 (ichidan) transitive verb. Often used in negative forms for encouragement: 諦めないで (don't give up), 諦めずに (without giving up). The noun form 諦め (acceptance, resignation) also exists. Carries a nuance of accepting reality rather than simply quitting.

例文

1. 難しくても最後まで諦めないでください。
2. 夢を諦めるのはまだ早いですよ。
3. 何度失敗しても諦めずに挑戦した。

使い方ガイド

場面: encouragement, sports, daily life

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Borrowed from Buddhist terminology. The kanji 諦 originally meant truth or enlightenment in Buddhist philosophy. The verb evolved to mean accepting reality and letting go of attachment.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal