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勝てば官軍、負ければ賊軍
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 勝てば官軍、負ければ賊軍.
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Proverb
might is right; history is written by the victors; winners are always right and losers are always in the wrong; if you win you are the loyalist army, if you lose you are the rebel army
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
勝
victory, win, prevail, excel
12 strokesFrequency 185JLPT N2Grade 3
On
ショウ
Kun
か.つ-が.ちまさ.るすぐ.れるかつ
Nanori
かちとよし
官
bureaucrat, the government, organ
8 strokesFrequency 230JLPT N2Grade 4
On
カン
軍
army, force, troops, war, battle
9 strokesFrequency 189JLPT N2Grade 4
On
グン
Kun
いくさ
負
defeat, negative, -, minus, bear, owe, assume a responsibility
9 strokesFrequency 443JLPT N2Grade 3
On
フ
Kun
ま.けるま.かすお.う
賊
burglar, rebel, traitor, robber
13 strokesFrequency 2,045JLPT N1Grade 8
On
ゾク
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