Zetsubou

JLPT N1

絶望 (Zetsubou) is a Japanese noun meaning “despair, hopelessness”.

Meanings

  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verb, adjectival noundespair; hopelessness

Examples

  • The situation is hopeless.

  • He rallied from despair.

  • They despaired of their son.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 絶望

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