三 日 坊 主(みっかぼうず)

みっかぼうず

noun

person who gives up easily; quitter

1. person who gives up easily; quitter; short-lived enthusiasm

Someone who starts things but quickly loses interest and gives up. Also refers to short-lived efforts or hobbies.

My diets always end after three days.

I'm a quitter, so I can't stick with things.

I started keeping a diary, but it only lasted a few days.

I get fed up with myself because everything I try ends after a few days.

I think it's important to keep at it even a little every day so you don't give up too quickly.

Literally "three-day monk" (坊主(ぼうず), Buddhist monk): someone who enters the hard life of a monastery and quits after three days. The three days are not literal; any effort abandoned soon after it starts is 三日坊主(みっかぼうず).

Often used self-deprecatingly, about one's own diets, diaries, and exercise plans.

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Added 2026.1.17 6:25 · Revised 2026.10.13 3:22

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