Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “敗北”

敗北

はいぼく

defeat; loss; reverse; setback

Example sentence

He threw in the towel in defeat when his favorite chorus girl married another man.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

敗
On
はい
Kun
やぶ.れる
Stroke count
11

・failure

・defeat

・reversal

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
北
On
ほく
Kun
きた
Stroke count
5

・north

1 2 3 4 5

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Related words to 敗北

5 related words

敗北主義

はいぼくしゅぎ

→

defeatism

敗北主義者

はいぼくしゅぎしゃ

→

defeatist

敗北感

はいぼくかん

→

sense of defeat

敗北者

はいぼくしゃ

→

loser;the defeated

敗北る

まける

→

to lose;to be defeated