やけ
Frequency rank: – (for form ヤケ: 33,124. – 33,462.)
- desperation; despair; self-abandonmentword usually written using kana alonesee also 自棄になる
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Forms
- やけ
- 自棄【やけ】【じき】【ヤケ】Frequency rank: 41,672. – 42,320.
- 焼け【やけ】【ヤケ】
- じきFrequency rank: 38,257. – 38,767.
- ヤケFrequency rank: 33,124. – 33,462.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- desperation
- despair
- self-abandonment
This meaning refers to a state of having lost hope or being in a situation where one feels powerless. It often implies a sense of urgency or extreme emotional distress.
This meaning indicates a profound state of hopelessness or sadness. It can be used to describe a feeling that accompanies major life challenges or failures.
This meaning conveys the idea of neglecting one's own needs, values, or well-being, often as a result of emotional distress or a desire to escape from reality.
Generated collocations (experimental)
やけをおこすやけを起こすto lose one's temperやけになっているto be desperateやけっぱちになるto become recklessやけざけやけ酒をのむ飲むto drink alcohol in despairやけをくう食うto go without food in desperationやけどするto get burned (often used metaphorically)やけをかんじる感じるto feel despairやけくそでこうどう行動するto act recklessly out of desperationやけがまわる回るto be driven to despairやけっぽちa state of reckless abandon
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
13 results
"If you don't get in our way any more, I could see my way to letting bygones be bygones." "That's remarkably generous ..."
The key is that Asuka abuses Shinji. So, rarely, Shinji flips and assaults Asuka. Then Asuka is surprisingly meek.
To tell the truth, she gave away all her money to others in desperation.
You're in awfully good spirits today, aren't you? Did something good happen?
13. きごう「へん変なにほんご日本語でごめんなさい。でもえいご英語もできませんきごう」きごう「ちょっと、きいて聞いてもいいきごう?きみ君はにほんじん日本人きごう?きごう」きごう「いいえ、うちゅうにん宇宙人ですきごう」きごう「あ、そういうことねきごう!ぼく僕もきつねキツネで、まだにんげん人間のことば言葉をべんきょう勉強してるところだから、そのきもち気持ちわかる分かるよきごう!えいご英語、やけにむずかしい難しいしね〜~きごう」
"I am sorry for my odd Japanese. But I cannot speak English." "Hey, can I ask you something? Are you Japanese?" "No. I am an alien." "Ah, I gotcha! I'm a fox, and I'm still trying to learn human languages, so I get what you're going through. English is so friggin' hard, isn't it?"