甘んじる|あまんじるamanjiru[4]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 甘んじる(あまんじる) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 甘んじます(あまんじます) |
| Negative (nai) | 甘んじない(あまんじない) |
| polite (masen) | 甘んじません(あまんじません) |
| classical zu / nu | 甘んじず・甘んじぬ(あまんじず・あまんじぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 甘んじた(あまんじた) |
| polite (mashita) | 甘んじました(あまんじました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 甘んじなかった(あまんじなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 甘んじませんでした(あまんじませんでした) |
| Te form | 甘んじて(あまんじて) |
| Potential | 甘んじられる(あまんじられる) |
| Passive | 甘んじられる(あまんじられる) |
| Causative | 甘んじさせる(あまんじさせる) |
| Causative passive | 甘んじさせられる(あまんじさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 甘んじれば(あまんじれば) |
| tara | 甘んじたら(あまんじたら) |
| Volitional | 甘んじよう(あまんじよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 甘んじましょう(あまんじましょう) |
| Imperative | 甘んじろ(あまんじろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym受け入れるうけいれるNeutralA general word for accepting something — suggestions, criticism, a penalty — with no implication of one's attitude; 「甘んじる」 means willingly settling for a situation.
- Antonym拒むこばむNeutralTo refuse or turn down a demand or one's fate — the direct opposite of resignedly accepting things.
- Antonym反抗するNeutralTo defy or resist someone in power — the opposite of meekly submitting and settling for the status quo.
- Antonym不満を唱えるNeutralTo voice one's discontent — a phrase rather than a single word, and the opposite of accepting a situation willingly.
For plain acceptance use 「受け入れる」; use 「甘んじる」 when someone willingly settles for a situation or punishment, as in 「現状に甘んじる」「批判に甘んじる」. 「拒む」, 「反抗する」 and 「不満を唱える」 all express refusing or resisting rather than accepting.
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