根をあげる (ねをあげる) — to give up, to admit defeat, to throw in the towel | Kakuso

Vocabulary

Meaning

to give up to admit defeat and to throw in the towel

Practice Writing

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Stroke: 1/0

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Component Analysis

根をあげる

to give up, to admit defeat, to throw in the towel

ねをあげる

根

root, radical, head (pimple)

ね, -ね, コン

木

き, こ-, ボク

艮

northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)

うしとら, コン, ゴン

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