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敗れる

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 敗れる

ぶれ
Intransitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #6853
1

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

Examples
ナポレオンの軍隊は1815年にワーテルローの戦いに敗れた
Napoleon's army lost the battle of Waterloo in 1815.

Kanji in this Word

11 strokes
Frequency: 516
JLPT N2
Grade 4

Meanings

failure
defeat
reversal

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ハイ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
やぶ.れる
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