- ichidan verb, intransitive to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
甘んじる
あまんじる
to content oneself with
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In sentences
彼は自分の運命に甘んじた。 He was reconciled to his fate. #105059
彼は甘んじて屈辱に耐えた。 He suffered an insult. #108755
私は今の境遇に甘んじてはいない。 I am not satisfied with my present lot. #157071