This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

挫ける

Reading

Kana: くじける
Romaji: kujikeru
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Definitions

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vi
1

to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be dispirited; to be crushed (emotionally)

2

to be sprained

3

to be snapped; to be broken

Kanji

Readings: ザ、 サ、 くじ.く、 くじ.ける
Meanings: crush, break, sprain, discourage

Example Sentences

(わたし)勇気(ゆうき)がくじけた。
➥My heart failed me.
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いざというとき決意(けつい)がくじけた。
➥My resolution dissolved at the last moment.
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これらのたび(かさ)なる失敗(しっぱい)(かれ)大望(たいぼう)がくじけた。
➥His ambition was blasted by these repeated failures.
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万一(まんいち)失敗(しっぱい)してもくじけるな。
➥Don't get discouraged if you should fail.
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(やぶ)れても(かれ)意気(いき)はくじけなかった。
➥The defeat didn't dampen his spirits.
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(かれ)は、たった(いち)(かい)失敗(しっぱい)でくじけるような(おとこ)ではない。
➥He was not a man to be disheartened by a single failure.
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