Illustration: At a mountain trailhead, a camper faces a footbridge washed away by a swollen stream. Across the gap, the hiking route continues into the hills. The camper has taken off their loaded backpack and is folding a camping chair back into its sleeve, shoulders lowered in disappointment.

JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

断だん念ねん

dannen

to give up a plan or hope

Example sentences

  1. なぜ断念だんねんしたのですか？

    Why did you give up?

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  2. 悪天候あくてんこうだったので市内見物しないけんぶつを断念だんねんした。

    I gave up the idea of seeing the sights of the city because of the bad weather.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 我々われわれは計画けいかくを断念だんねんせざるをえなかった。

    We had to abandon our plan.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 断念

  • 断cut; decideOnダンKunたつ・ことわる・さだめる
  • 念wish; senseOnネン

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