Word details

敗北

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

Dictionary

Entry

敗北いぼく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

failure, defeat, reversal

11 strokesFrequency 516JLPT N2Grade 4

On

ハイ

Kun

やぶ.れる

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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