This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

匙を投げる

さじを投げる

Reading

Kana: さじをなげる
Romaji: sajiwonageru
Kana
Romaji

Definition

exp
v1
1

to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel

Kanji

Readings: シ、 さじ
Meaning: spoon
Readings: トウ、 な.げる、 -な.げ
Meanings: throw, discard, abandon, launch into, join, invest in, hurl, give up, sell at a loss

Example Sentences

(かれ)には先生(せんせい)(さじ)()げている。
➥He is his teachers' despair.
Full Entry➤
医者(いしゃ)が、さじを()げた患者(かんじゃ)元気(げんき)づけようとする(とき)には、(うそ)をいうことも(ゆる)される。
➥Lying is forgivable when it is done by a doctor trying to give heart to a terminally ill patient.
Full Entry➤
(わたし)はその事件(じけん)ではもう(さじ)()げた。
➥I have given up on that case.
Full Entry➤
Find More