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くじけ
る
Meanings
Verb (1-dan, intransitive)
Usually written in kana
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
Alt. forms
挫
くじ
け
る
51%
くじけ
る
48%
Pitch accent
く
じけ
る
Top 19300
Conjugations...
Used in: 752
Examples (2 in total)
万
まん
一
いち
失
しっ
敗
ぱい
しても
くじけるな
。
Don't get discouraged if you should fail.
これらのたび
重
かさ
なる
失
しっ
敗
ぱい
で
彼
かれ
の
大
たい
望
ぼう
が
くじけた
。
His ambition was blasted by these repeated failures.