Word details

敗戦

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

Dictionary

Entry

敗戦いせんNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #18044
1

defeat; lost battle; losing a war

Examples
敗戦のうわさが広まった。
Rumors of defeat were abroad.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

failure, defeat, reversal

11 strokesFrequency 516JLPT N2Grade 4

On

ハイ

Kun

やぶ.れる

war, battle, match

13 strokesFrequency 78JLPT N2Grade 4

On

セン

Kun

いくさたたか.うおのの.くそよ.ぐわなな.く

Nanori

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