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Japanese word 絶望: despair / hopelessness. Meanings and example sentences.

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絶望 (ぜつぼう): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

絶望 (ぜつぼう) means despair / hopelessness.

See example sentences below.

絶望 at a glance

絶望

ぜつぼうzetsubou

N1noun

despair / hopelessness

絶望ぜつぼうzetsubouN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 絶望

Core meaning

despair / hopelessness

Basic example sentences

Example 1

彼は仕事を失い、絶望した。

Translation

He lost his job and fell into despair.

Example 2

絶望せずに前を向こう。

Translation

Let's face forward without despairing.

Kanji 望: ambition, full moon, hope, desire, aspire to, expect

Kanji 望: ambition, full moon, hope, desire, aspire to, expect

Kanji 望: meanings, readings, and example words.

Kanji 絶: discontinue, sever, cut off, abstain, interrupt, suppress, be beyond, without match, peerless, unparalleled

Kanji 絶: discontinue, sever, cut off, abstain, interrupt, suppress, be beyond, without match, peerless, unparalleled

Kanji 絶: meanings, readings, and example words.

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