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    3. さじを投げる

    さじを投げる

    さ​じ​を​投なげ​る​

    to give up (something as hopeless)

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab22 strokes

    匙を投げる

    さじをなげる

    Verb

    1.
    to give up (something as hopeless), to throw in the towel
    idiomatic expression

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    Characters that make up this word

    投
    な.げる・-な.げ…(1)
    throw・discard・abandon・launch into・join…(4)
    Kanji
    さ
    sa
    Kana
    じ
    ji
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    げ
    ge
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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