諦め

あきらめ · akirame · JLPT N1 · noun

resignation

🏳️ 諦 = Buddhist 'clear truth': akirame means accepting things as they truly are

Giving up (諦める) comes from seeing a situation as it really is and accepting it. The same root gives the senses of reconciliation and consolation, where you settle with what is.

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