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意気消沈

意気銷沈

Reading

Kana: いきしょうちん
Romaji: ikishōchin
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Definition

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depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection

Note: yojijukugo

Kanji

Reading: 
Meanings: idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking
Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき
Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
Readings: ショウ、 き.える、 け.す
Meanings: extinguish, blow out, turn off, neutralize, cancel
Readings: チン、 ジン、 しず.む、 しず.める
Meanings: sink, be submerged, subside, be depressed, aloes
Readings: ショウ、 ソウ、 け.す、 と.ける、 かわ.す、 とろ.かす
Meanings: erase, shut (door)

Example Sentences

(かれ)意気(いき)消沈(しょうちん)している。
➥He's depressed.
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彼女(かのじょ)はあらゆる難問(なんもん)意気(いき)消沈(しょうちん)していた。
➥She was depressed by all her problems.
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(かれ)らは(いち)試合(しあい)()てなかったので、意気(いき)消沈(しょうちん)した。
➥They lost heart because they had won no games.
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みじめな連敗(れんぱい)我々(われわれ)意気(いき)消沈(しょうちん)した。
➥A miserable sequence of defeats discouraged us.
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(きみ)(いぬ)本当(ほんとう)意気(いき)消沈(しょうちん)しているのだろう。
➥Your dog may be really depressed.
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(かれ)らはそのプロジェクトが(おも)ったように収益(しゅうえき)()げずに、意気(いき)消沈(しょうちん)していた。
➥They seemed really despondent to find that their project didn't boost profits like they thought it would.
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