匙を投げる

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
さじ
Hyōgai

Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Etymology

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Phrase composed of (saji, spoon, more specifically, for administering medicine) + (o, object particle) + 投げる (nageru, to throw): "to throw a spoon". An expression of defeat, throwing away the medicine spoon because the disease has proven too strong.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [sa̠ʑi o̞ na̠ɡe̞ɾɯ̟]

Verb

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(さじ)()げる (saji o nageruichidan (stem (さじ)() (saji o nage), past (さじ)()げた (saji o nageta))

  1. to throw in the towel, to give up, to quit

Conjugation

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Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN