Word Meaning 自棄

じき jiki

自棄 is read as じき (jiki) and means desperation.

Meaning

English

desperation
despair
self-abandonment

Reading

Kana

じき

Romaji

jiki

Writing Variants

自棄やけ yake
焼けやけ yake

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 978 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

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自暴自棄

じぼうじき

desperation

自棄のやん八

やけのやんぱち

(sense of) desperation

自棄になる

やけになる

to become desperate

自棄っぱち

やけっぱち

complete desperation

自衛隊

じえいたい

Japan Self-Defense Forces

自衛

じえい

self-defense

自己

じこ

self

自慢

じまん

pride

自我

じが

ego

自滅

じめつ

natural decay

自炊

じすい

scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself

自己紹介

じこしょうかい

self-introduction

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 5 related entries

Real usage of this vocabulary in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.