"くじける" meaning in Japanese

See くじける in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: [kɯ̟ʑike̞ɾɯ̟]
Head templates: {{ja-verb|tr=intrans|type=2}} くじける • (kujikeru) intransitive ichidan (stem くじけ (kujike), past くじけた (kujiketa)) Forms: kujikeru [romanization], くじけ [stem], くじけた [past], no-table-tags [table-tags], くじけ [error-unrecognized-form], kujike [error-unrecognized-form], くじける [error-unrecognized-form], kujikeru [error-unrecognized-form], くじけれ [error-unrecognized-form], kujikere [error-unrecognized-form], くじけよ [error-unrecognized-form, imperative, literary], くじけろ [colloquial, error-unrecognized-form, imperative], kujikeyo [error-unrecognized-form, imperative, literary], kujikero [colloquial, error-unrecognized-form, imperative], くじけられる [passive], kujikerareru [passive], くじけさせる [causative], くじけさす [causative], kujikesaseru [causative], kujikesasu [causative], くじけられる [potential], くじけれる [colloquial, potential], kujikerareru [potential], kujikereru [colloquial, potential], くじけよう [volitional], kujikeyō [volitional], くじけない [negative], くじけぬ [negative], くじけん [negative], kujikenai [negative], kujikenu [negative], kujiken [negative], くじけず [continuative, negative], kujikezu [continuative, negative], くじけます [formal], kujikemasu [formal], くじけた [perfective], kujiketa [perfective], くじけて [conjunctive], kujikete [conjunctive], くじければ [conditional, hypothetical], kujikereba [conditional, hypothetical]
  1. lose heart, be discouraged
    Sense id: en-くじける-ja-verb-HtI5KkmY Categories (other): Japanese links with manual fragments, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Emotions Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 51 49 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 52 48 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 56 44 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 57 43 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Emotions: 48 52
  2. sprain one's ankle
    Sense id: en-くじける-ja-verb-HuOdh1Xy Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with manual fragments, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Emotions Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 51 49 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Emotions: 48 52
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      "form": "kujikeru",
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        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "くじけ",
      "roman": "kujike",
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    },
    {
      "form": "くじけた",
      "roman": "kujiketa",
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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    {
      "form": "kujike",
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      "form": "くじける",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    },
    {
      "form": "kujikeru",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    },
    {
      "form": "くじけれ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kujikere",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "くじけよ",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative",
        "literary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "くじけろ",
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    },
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      "form": "kujikeyo",
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      "form": "くじけられる",
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    },
    {
      "form": "kujikerareru",
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      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "くじけさせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "くじけさす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kujikesaseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kujikesasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "くじけられる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "くじけれる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kujikerareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kujikereru",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "colloquial",
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "くじけよう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kujikeyō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "くじけない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "くじけぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "くじけん",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kujikenai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kujikenu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kujiken",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "くじけず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kujikezu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "くじけます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kujikemasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "くじけた",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "perfective"
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    },
    {
      "form": "kujiketa",
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      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "くじけて",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kujikete",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "くじければ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kujikereba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
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          "english": "Until now, we have never been defeated by hardships.",
          "roman": "Kore made kannan shinku ni kujiketa koto ga nai.",
          "ruby": [
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              "艱",
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            [
              "難",
              "なん"
            ],
            [
              "辛",
              "しん"
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            [
              "苦",
              "く"
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            [
              "挫",
              "くじ"
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          "english": "songs to listen to when you're down",
          "roman": "kujikesō na toki ni kiku uta",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "時",
              "とき"
            ],
            [
              "聞",
              "き"
            ],
            [
              "歌",
              "うた"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "くじけそうな時に聞く歌",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "lose heart, be discouraged"
      ],
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        [
          "lose heart",
          "lose heart"
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          "discouraged"
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          "english": "sprained ankle",
          "roman": "ashi ga kujikeru",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "足",
              "あし"
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              "挫",
              "くじ"
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          ],
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        [
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "くじける"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kɯ̟ʑike̞ɾɯ̟]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "くじける"
}
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kujikeru",
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    },
    {
      "form": "くじけ",
      "roman": "kujike",
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      "form": "くじけた",
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      "form": "kujike",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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      "form": "くじける",
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      "form": "kujikeru",
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    {
      "form": "くじけれ",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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      "form": "kujikere",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    },
    {
      "form": "くじけよ",
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      "form": "くじけられる",
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      "form": "kujikerareru",
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      "tags": [
        "passive"
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    {
      "form": "くじけさせる",
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    {
      "form": "くじけさす",
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    {
      "form": "kujikesaseru",
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    {
      "form": "kujikesasu",
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "くじけられる",
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    {
      "form": "くじけれる",
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    {
      "form": "くじけよう",
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    {
      "form": "kujikeyō",
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      "form": "くじけない",
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    {
      "form": "くじけぬ",
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    {
      "form": "くじけん",
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    {
      "form": "kujikenai",
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        "negative"
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    {
      "form": "kujikenu",
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    {
      "form": "kujiken",
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      "form": "くじけず",
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      "form": "kujikezu",
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    {
      "form": "くじけます",
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      "form": "kujikemasu",
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    {
      "form": "くじけた",
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      "form": "kujiketa",
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      "form": "くじけて",
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      "form": "kujikete",
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      "form": "くじければ",
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      "form": "kujikereba",
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          "english": "Until now, we have never been defeated by hardships.",
          "roman": "Kore made kannan shinku ni kujiketa koto ga nai.",
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            [
              "艱",
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              "辛",
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          ],
          "english": "songs to listen to when you're down",
          "roman": "kujikesō na toki ni kiku uta",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "時",
              "とき"
            ],
            [
              "聞",
              "き"
            ],
            [
              "歌",
              "うた"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "くじけそうな時に聞く歌",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "lose heart, be discouraged"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lose heart",
          "lose heart"
        ],
        [
          "discouraged",
          "discouraged"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              8,
              16
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              2,
              5
            ]
          ],
          "english": "sprained ankle",
          "roman": "ashi ga kujikeru",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "足",
              "あし"
            ],
            [
              "挫",
              "くじ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "足が挫ける",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sprain one's ankle"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sprain",
          "sprain"
        ],
        [
          "ankle",
          "ankle"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "くじける"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kɯ̟ʑike̞ɾɯ̟]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "くじける"
}

Download raw JSONL data for くじける meaning in Japanese (5.5kB)

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  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "くじける",
  "trace": ""
}

{
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  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Mizenkei (\"imperfective\")'",
  "path": [
    "くじける"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "くじける",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Ren’yōkei (\"continuative\")'",
  "path": [
    "くじける"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "くじける",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Shūshikei (\"terminal\")'",
  "path": [
    "くじける"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "くじける",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Rentaikei (\"attributive\")'",
  "path": [
    "くじける"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "くじける",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Kateikei (\"hypothetical\")'",
  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "くじける",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Meireikei (\"imperative\")'",
  "path": [
    "くじける"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "くじける",
  "trace": ""
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Japanese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-06-21 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-06-01 using wiktextract (074e7de and f1c2b61). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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