Word details

根負け

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 根負け.

Dictionary

Entry

根負けんまけNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #22964
1

being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)

Examples
ホントしつこいなぁ、しのぶさん。なんか根負けしそう。
Shinobu is really persistent. It seems that I am beaten.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

root, radical, head (pimple)

10 strokesFrequency 620JLPT N2Grade 3

On

コン

Kun

-ね

defeat, negative, -, minus, bear, owe, assume a responsibility

9 strokesFrequency 443JLPT N2Grade 3

On

Kun

ま.けるま.かすお.う

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