断念|だんねんdannen[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbabandoning (hope, plans); giving up
    そこで私は自分じぶんの計画けいかくを断念だんねんした。↗
    Accordingly I gave up my plans.
    In the end the bill was forced into being withdrawn.
Conjugation
Dictionary form断念する(だんねんする)
Polite (masu)断念します(だんねんします)
Negative (nai)断念しない(だんねんしない)
polite (masen)断念しません(だんねんしません)
classical zu / nu断念せず・断念せぬ(だんねんせず・だんねんせぬ)
Past (ta)断念した(だんねんした)
polite (mashita)断念しました(だんねんしました)
Past negative (nakatta)断念しなかった(だんねんしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)断念しませんでした(だんねんしませんでした)
Te form断念して(だんねんして)
Potential断念できる(だんねんできる)
Passive断念される(だんねんされる)
Causative断念させる(だんねんさせる)
Causative passive断念させられる(だんねんさせられる)
Conditional (ba)断念すれば(だんねんすれば)
tara断念したら(だんねんしたら)
Volitional断念しよう(だんねんしよう)
polite (mashou)断念しましょう(だんねんしましょう)
Imperative断念しろ(だんねんしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym放棄ほうきWrittenWritten/formal prose: renouncing rights or qualifications one holds. 「断念」 centers on abandoning hopes and plans.
  • Synonym諦めるあきらめるNeutralA neutral verb meaning to give up or resign oneself, and the most common everyday word; 「断念」 is a written-style noun.
  • SynonymギブアップCasualColloquial loanword for giving up midway or conceding defeat; 「断念」 sounds more formal.
  • Synonym見切りみきりNeutralDeciding something is hopeless and dropping it, as in 「見切りをつける」; also a clearance sale. 「断念」 leans toward plans.
  • Synonym諦めあきらめNeutralThe feeling of resignation or acceptance; 「断念」 is the formal act of giving up a plan.
  • Related棄権きけんWrittenWritten/formal prose: waiving the right to vote or withdrawing from a contest; 「断念」 means dropping a plan.
  • Related降参こうさんCasualColloquial: surrendering or giving in, also being stumped by a problem; 「断念」 is simply giving up.
  • Related絶念ぜつねんWrittenWritten/formal prose and rare: cutting off hope altogether. In everyday speech use 「断念」.
  • Antonym執着しゅうちゃくWrittenWritten/formal prose: clinging to something and unable to let go — the opposite of 「断念」.
  • Antonym固執こしつWrittenWritten/formal prose: stubbornly sticking to one's opinions — the opposite of 「断念」.

Use 「断念」 for formally giving up a plan or hope, as in 「出場を断念」. For everyday resignation say 「諦める」; for rights, 「放棄」; for voting or a contest, 「棄権」; for conceding, 「降参」 or 「ギブアップ」. The opposite is 「執着」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 自分じぶんの希望きぼうなどをきっぱり諦あきらめること。
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