諦める

あきらめる

to give up, to abandon

What does 諦める mean?

諦める is a Japanese verb meaning to give up, to abandon in English. It is written as 諦める in kanji, あきらめる in hiragana, and akirameru in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

その少年は死んだものとしてあきらめられた。

The boy was given up for dead.