腹を括る

Japanese

Kanji in this term
はら
Grade: 6
くく
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
腹をくくる

Etymology

Compound of +‎ +‎ 括る

Idiom

(はら)(くく) • (hara o kukurugodan (stem (はら)(くく) (hara o kukuri), past (はら)(くく)った (hara o kukutta))

  1. (idiomatic) to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself

Conjugation