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Defeat, Negative JLPT N3
9 strokes · school grade 3 · frequency rank #443
Meaning
Defeat, Negative, -, Minus, Bear, Owe, Assume A Responsibility
Readings
On’yomiフ fu
Kun’yomiま.ける makeru、ま.かす makasu、お.う ou
Radical
Components
Example sentences
- スワローズが２対１で負けている。The Swallows are behind 2 to 1!
- 彼は誰にも負けないほど勤勉です。He is as diligent as any man alive.
- 彼は自らの強欲に負けてしまった。He let his greed get the better of him.
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