諦

---

← →

renunciation

On-Yomi: テイ、タイ — Kun-Yomi: あき.らめる、あきら.める、つまびらか、まこと

Koohii stories:

1) [Megaqwerty] 1-7-2007(61): The words of the sovereign king inspire the people: never give up! Never surrender! Okay…maybe it wasn't a king.

2) [icamonkey] 8-8-2009(47): Anytime I think to give up Japanese, I remember giving my word that I would become sovereign of Japanese! And I watch あきら to get pumped about it. Note: to give up - 諦める is read あきらめる).

3) [GoodSirJava] 28-6-2008(31): You can go to Wikipedia and hear the words of Japan's sovereign Emperor Hirohito announcing that Japan would be giving up World War Two. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyokuon-h%C5%8Ds%C5%8D under External Links).

4) [blannk] 30-10-2009(16): The words of the sovereign. Abridged translation of Hirohito's words of 15 August 1945: 'We give up'.

5) [Puchatek] 25-7-2011(3): Socrates convinced the sovereign to proclaim his own renunciation - he was a bad sovereign after all, standing up all the time wearing only his crown and towel.

---