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悲観

悲観

See also: 悲觀

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
かん
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Noun

悲観 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 悲觀, hiragana ひかん, romaji hikan)

  1. pessimism
  2. despair, discouragement

Derived terms

Verb

悲観する (transitive and intransitive, hiragana ひかんする, romaji hikan suru)

  1. be pessimistic
  2. lose hope, despair, be disappointed
     (えら)ばれなくても悲観 (ひかん)していない。
    Erabarenakute mo hikan shiteinai.
    I didn't lose hope even after I wasn't selected.

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