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    3. 捨て身

    捨て身

    捨すて​身み

    putting one's life on the line

    KMT9News #25+1Noun, ParticleEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab19 strokes

    捨身

    すてみ

    Noun, Particle

    1.
    putting one's life on the line, giving everything one has got, acting out of desperation

    Stroke 0 / 19

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    彼かれは捨すて身みの覚かく悟ごで試し合あいに臨のぞんだ。

    He faced the match with a desperate resolve.

    KMT8Sports & Martial ArtsEmotions & Psychology
    捨すて身みの攻こう撃げきが功こうを奏そうし、敵てきを退しりぞけることができた。

    The desperate attack succeeded, and we were able to repel the enemy.

    KMT9MilitaryEmotions & Psychology
    彼かの女じょの捨すて身みの行こう動どうは、多おおくの人ひと々びとに勇ゆう気きを与あたえた。

    Her desperate actions gave courage to many people.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    失しっ敗ぱいを恐おそれず、捨すて身みで挑ちょう戦せんすることが大たい切せつだ。

    It's important to challenge yourself desperately, without fearing failure.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    会かい社しゃの危き機きを救すくうため、彼かれは捨すて身みで交こう渉しょうに当あたった。

    To save the company from crisis, he engaged in negotiations with desperate determination.

    KMT9Business & FinanceEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    捨
    す.てる…(1)
    discard・throw away・abandon・resign・reject…(1)
    Kanji
    身
    み…(1)
    somebody・person・one's station in life
    Kanji
    て
    te
    Kana
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