"めげる" meaning in All languages combined

See めげる on Wiktionary

Verb [Japanese]

IPA: [me̞ɡe̞ɾɯ̟]
Head templates: {{ja-verb|type=2}} めげる • (megeru) ichidan (stem めげ (mege), past めげた (megeta)) Forms: megeru [romanization], めげ [stem], めげた [past], no-table-tags [table-tags], めげ [error-unrecognized-form], mege [error-unrecognized-form], めげる [error-unrecognized-form], megeru [error-unrecognized-form], めげれ [error-unrecognized-form], megere [error-unrecognized-form], めげよ [error-unrecognized-form, imperative, literary], めげろ [colloquial, error-unrecognized-form, imperative], megeyo [error-unrecognized-form, imperative, literary], megero [colloquial, error-unrecognized-form, imperative], めげられる [passive], megerareru [passive], めげさせる [causative], めげさす [causative], megesaseru [causative], megesasu [causative], めげられる [potential], めげれる [colloquial, potential], megerareru [potential], megereru [colloquial, potential], めげよう [volitional], megeyō [volitional], めげない [negative], めげぬ [negative], めげん [negative], megenai [negative], megenu [negative], megen [negative], めげず [continuative, negative], megezu [continuative, negative], めげます [formal], megemasu [formal], めげた [perfective], megeta [perfective], めげて [conjunctive], megete [conjunctive], めげれば [conditional, hypothetical], megereba [conditional, hypothetical]
  1. (chiefly in the negative) to give in; to give up; to lose heart Wikipedia link: Nihon Kokugo Daijiten

Alternative forms

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      "form": "megeru",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めげ",
      "roman": "mege",
      "tags": [
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めげた",
      "roman": "megeta",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ja-ichi",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "めげ",
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      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mege",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "めげる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "megeru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めげれ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "megere",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めげよ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative",
        "literary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めげろ",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "megeyo",
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        "imperative",
        "literary"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "megero",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "めげられる",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "megerareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めげさせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めげさす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "megesaseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "megesasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めげられる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めげれる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "megerareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "megereru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めげよう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "megeyō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めげない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めげぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めげん",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "megenai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "megenu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "megen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めげず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "megezu",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めげます",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "megemasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めげた",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "megeta",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "めげて",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "megete",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めげれば",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
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        "hypothetical"
      ]
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              11
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              "ば"
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        "to give in; to give up; to lose heart"
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          "give in",
          "give in"
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        [
          "give up",
          "give up"
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          "lose heart",
          "lose heart"
        ]
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        "(chiefly in the negative) to give in; to give up; to lose heart"
      ],
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        "in the negative"
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        "Nihon Kokugo Daijiten"
      ]
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      "ipa": "[me̞ɡe̞ɾɯ̟]"
    },
    {
      "other": "[mègèrú]",
      "tags": [
        "Kyoto"
      ]
    }
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    },
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    {
      "form": "めげた",
      "roman": "megeta",
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        "past"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めげる",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    {
      "form": "megeru",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    {
      "form": "めげれ",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
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      "form": "megere",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
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      "form": "めげよ",
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        "imperative",
        "literary"
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        "passive"
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    {
      "form": "めげさす",
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        "causative"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "megesaseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "megesasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "めげられる",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "potential"
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    {
      "form": "めげれる",
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      "form": "megerareru",
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        "potential"
      ]
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      "form": "megereru",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "colloquial",
        "potential"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "めげよう",
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        "volitional"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "megeyō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
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      "form": "めげない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めげぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めげん",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "megenai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "megenu",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "negative"
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "negative"
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      "form": "megezu",
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        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めげます",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "formal"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "megemasu",
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        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "めげた",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
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      "form": "megeta",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "めげて",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "megete",
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      "form": "めげれば",
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        "hypothetical"
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        "(chiefly in the negative) to give in; to give up; to lose heart"
      ],
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        "in the negative"
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        "Nihon Kokugo Daijiten"
      ]
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      "other": "めげる"
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "Kyoto"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

Download raw JSONL data for めげる meaning in All languages combined (4.8kB)

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