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 5020 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

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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