Word details

負けず嫌い

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 負けず嫌い.

Dictionary

Entry

負けず嫌い負けずぎらいけずぎらいNoun~な Adj.Freq #15608
1

hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

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

9 strokesFrequency 443JLPT N2Grade 3

On

Kun

ま.けるま.かすお.う

dislike, detest, hate

13 strokesFrequency 1,207JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ケンゲン

Kun

きら.うきら.いいや

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