Word details

敗北

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 敗北.

Dictionary

Entry

敗北はいぼくNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #4145
1

defeat; loss; reverse; setback

Examples
彼は、自分のお気に入りのコーラス・ガールが、ほかの男と結婚した時、敗北を認めた。
He threw in the towel in defeat when his favorite chorus girl married another man.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

敗

failure, defeat, reversal

11 strokesFrequency 516JLPT N2Grade 4

On

ハイ

Kun

やぶ.れる
北

north

5 strokesFrequency 153JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ホク

Kun

きた

Nanori

きらほうほっほつ

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