Word Meaning 絶望

ぜつぼう zetsubou

絶望 is read as ぜつぼう (zetsubou) and means despair.

Meaning

English

  1. despair
  2. hopelessness

Reading

Kana

ぜつぼう

Romaji

zetsubou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Antonyms 希望,有望 Rank 5317 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

絶望的

ぜつぼうてき

desperate

絶望視

ぜつぼうし

viewing as hopeless

展望絶佳

てんぼうぜっか

scenic beauty

絶対

ぜったい

absoluteness

絶好

ぜっこう

best

絶交

ぜっこう

breaking off a relationship

絶える

たえる

to die out

絶賛

ぜっさん

high praise

絶やす

たやす

to let (fire) go out

絶対に

ぜったいに

absolutely

絶大

ぜつだい

tremendous

Example Sentences

10

The situation is hopeless.

He's a goner.

The war situation was desperate.

Despair drove him to attempt suicide.

At last, he arrived at the Well of Despair.

He fluctuated between hope and despair.

In a few seconds I would have overcome the desperation threshold.

Life is despair, that's what I think.

Elation and despair ebbed and flowed in her.

Sami spent most days crying in despair.