挫ける
くじける
kujikeru
JMdict entry #1292020
- Ichidan verbintransitive verb word usually written using kana alone to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be dispirited; to be crushed (emotionally)
- Ichidan verbintransitive verb word usually written using kana alone to be sprained
- Ichidan verbintransitive verb word usually written using kana alone to be snapped; to be broken
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
彼は、たった一回の失敗でくじけるような男ではなかった。
kare ha 、 tatta ichi kai no shippai de kujikeru you na otoko de ha nakaxtsu ta 。
He was not a man to be disheartened by a single failure.
敗れても彼の意気はくじけなかった。
yabure te mo kare no iki ha kujike nakaxtsu ta 。
The defeat didn't dampen his spirits.
私は勇気がくじけた。
watakushi ha yuuki ga kujike ta 。
My heart failed me.
そして時折私が仕事と育児を両立させようという試みにくじけそうになったとき、私の決意を支える助けになったのは夫だった。
soshite tokiori watakushi ga shigoto to ikuji wo ryouritsu sa seyou to iu kokoromi ni kujike sou ni naxtsu ta toki 、 watakushi no ketsui wo sasaeru tasuke ni naxtsu ta no ha otto daxtsu ta 。
And at times when I became discouraged with trying to reconcile working and bringing up children, it was my husband who helped to maintain my determination.
これらのたび重なる失敗で彼の大望がくじけた。
kore ra no tabi kasanaru shippai de kare no taibou ga kujike ta 。
His ambition was blasted by these repeated failures.
いざというとき決意がくじけた。
iza to iu toki ketsui ga kujike ta 。
My resolution dissolved at the last moment.