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断念

Reading

Kana: だんねん
Romaji: dannen
Kana
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Definition

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abandoning (hope, plans); giving up

Kanji

Readings: ダン、 た.つ、 ことわ.る、 さだ.める
Meanings: severance, decline, refuse, apologize, warn, dismiss, prohibit, decision, judgement, cutting
Reading: ネン
Meanings: wish, sense, idea, thought, feeling, desire, attention

Example Sentences

(かれ)はその計画(けいかく)断念(だんねん)した。
➥He abandoned the plan.
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そこで(わたし)自分(じぶん)計画(けいかく)断念(だんねん)した。
➥Accordingly I gave up my plans.
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(かれ)経済上(けいざいじょう)理由(りゆう)計画(けいかく)断念(だんねん)した。
➥He gave up the plan for economic reasons.
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(かれ)らはその計画(けいかく)断念(だんねん)した。
➥They abandoned the plan.
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リーダーは絶望(ぜつぼう)して計画(けいかく)断念(だんねん)した。
➥The leader gave up the plan in despair.
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悪天候(あくてんこう)だったので市内(しない)見物(けんぶつ)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.
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