JLPT N1 Advanced
自棄
「やけ」
Desperate recklessness or self-abandonment
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Other forms
ヤケ for emphasis
Noun, Na-adjective
Desperation / Recklessness
Refers to a state of self-abandonment where frustration leads to reckless, often self-destructive behavior.
Example
彼女 は 失恋 して 、 やけ食い して いる 。
She's heartbroken and is binge eating to cope.
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