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Frequency: 516
JLPT N2
Grade 4

Meanings

failure
defeat
reversal

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใƒใ‚ค
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ‚„ใถ.ใ‚Œใ‚‹

Common Words

ๆ•—ใ‘ใ‚‹
ใพใ‘ใ‚‹
ๆ•—ๅŒ—ใ‚‹
Ichidan verb
Freq #637
1

Intransitive verb

to lose; to be defeated

Examples
๏ผ“ๅฏพ๏ผใงๅฝผใซใฏ่ฒ ใ‘ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
He's beating me, three to zip.
2

่ฒ ใ‘ใ‚‹ only; Intransitive verb

to succumb; to give in; to surrender; to yield

3

่ฒ ใ‘ใ‚‹ only; Intransitive verb

to be inferior to

4

่ฒ ใ‘ใ‚‹ only; Intransitive verb

to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)

5

่ฒ ใ‘ใ‚‹ only; Transitive verb

to reduce the price; to give a discount; to throw in (something extra) for free

ใ—ใฃใฑใ„
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Transitive
Freq #835
1

failure; mistake; blunder

Examples
๏ผ‘ๅบฆใ‚„๏ผ’ๅบฆใฎๅคฑๆ•—ใฏใ ใ‚Œใซใงใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚
Everybody fails once or twice.
ใฏใ„ใผใ
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #4145
1

defeat; loss; reverse; setback

Examples
ๅฝผใฏใ€่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎใŠๆฐ—ใซๅ…ฅใ‚Šใฎใ‚ณใƒผใƒฉใ‚นใƒปใ‚ฌใƒผใƒซใŒใ€ใปใ‹ใฎ็”ทใจ็ตๅฉšใ—ใŸๆ™‚ใ€ๆ•—ๅŒ—ใ‚’่ชใ‚ใŸใ€‚
He threw in the towel in defeat when his favorite chorus girl married another man.
ใ‚„ใถใ‚Œใ‚‹
Intransitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #6853
1

to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose

Examples
ใƒŠใƒใƒฌใ‚ชใƒณใฎ่ป้šŠใฏ๏ผ‘๏ผ˜๏ผ‘๏ผ•ๅนดใซใƒฏใƒผใƒ†ใƒซใƒญใƒผใฎๆˆฆใ„ใซๆ•—ใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚
Napoleon's army lost the battle of Waterloo in 1815.
ใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใฏใ„
Noun
Freq #9213
1

victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)

Examples
ๅ‹ๆ•—ใฏๅ•้กŒใงใฏใชใ„ใ€‚
It doesn't matter whether you win or not.
ใตใฏใ„
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #11213
1

decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; spoilage

Examples
้ฃŸๅ“ๅŒ…่ฃ…ใฏ่…ๆ•—ใ‚’ๆธ›ใ‚‰ใ™ใ€‚
Food packaging reduces spoilage.
2

corruption; degeneracy; decay; depravity

ใฏใ„ใ‚ˆ
๏ฝžใฎ Adj.
Freq #13622
1

Rare term

after a losing battle; (being) defeated

ใฏใ„ใ—ใ‚ƒ
Noun
Freq #14677
1

loser; defeated person; the defeated

Examples
ๆ•—่€…ใŸใกใ‚‚ใ€Œ่ณžใ€ใ‚’ๅ—ใ‘ใŸใฎใงใ™ใ€‚ใคใพใ‚Šใ€ๅ‹ใฃใŸใƒใƒผใƒ ใซใŸใŸใใฎใ‚ใ•ใ‚ŒใŸใฎใงใ—ใŸใ€‚
The losers received a "prize" too: They were beaten up by the winning team!
ใ‹ใ‚“ใฑใ„
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #17726
1

(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation

Examples
ใƒ‰ใ‚ธใƒฃใƒผใ‚นใฏใ‚ธใƒฃใ‚คใ‚ขใƒณใƒ„ใซๅฎŒๆ•—ใ—ใŸใ€‚
The Dodgers were annihilated by the Giants.
ใฏใ„ใ›ใ‚“
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #18044
1

defeat; lost battle; losing a war

Examples
ๆ•—ๆˆฆใฎใ†ใ‚ใ•ใŒๅบƒใพใฃใŸใ€‚
Rumors of defeat were abroad.
๐ŸŽ“

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