Word Meaning 自暴

じぼう jibou

自暴 is read as じぼう (jibou) and means despair.

Meaning

English

  1. despair
  2. desperation
  3. abandonment

Reading

Kana

じぼう

Romaji

jibou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 57440 Priority J

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

自暴自棄

じぼうじき

desperation

自身

じしん

(one's) self

自主的

じしゅてき

independent

自発的

じはつてき

spontaneous

自営

じえい

running one's own business

自画像

じがぞう

self-portrait

自省

じせい

self-examination

自民党

じみんとう

Liberal Democratic Party

自律神経

じりつしんけい

autonomic nerves

自尊

じそん

self-respect

自動的

じどうてき

automatic

自分自身

じぶんじしん

oneself

Example Sentences

4

Never surrender yourself to despair.

She was beginning to get desperate.

Tom didn't seem to be as desperate as Mary seemed to be.

Don't give in to despair just because you didn't get into the college that was at the top of your wish-list.