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    3. 断念

    断念

    断だん念ねん

    abandoning (hope, plans)

    KMT5News #9+1CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab19 strokes

    だんねん

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    abandoning (hope, plans), giving up

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    彼かれは夢ゆめを断だん念ねんしました。

    He gave up on his dream.

    KMT3Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    悪あく天てん候こうのため、登と山ざんを断だん念ねんせざるを得えなかった。

    Due to bad weather, we had no choice but to give up on the mountain climb.

    KMT5Daily LifeNature & EnvironmentEmotions & Psychology
    どんなに困こん難なんでも、目もく標ひょうを断だん念ねんしてはいけない。

    No matter how difficult it is, you must not give up on your goals.

    KMT5Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    資し金きん不ぶ足そくにより、そのプロジェクトは断だん念ねんされた。

    Due to lack of funds, that project was abandoned.

    KMT6Business & FinanceEmotions & Psychology
    優ゆう勝しょうを断だん念ねんせざるを得えない状じょう況きょうに追おい込こまれた。

    We were driven into a situation where we had no choice but to give up on winning the championship.

    KMT7Sports & Martial ArtsEmotions & Psychology

    Kanji that make up this word

    断
    た.つ・ことわ.る・さだ.める…(1)
    severance・decline・refuse・apologize・warn…(5)
    念
    wish・sense・idea・thought・feeling…(2)
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