Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “根負け”

根負け

こんまけ

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

Example sentence

Shinobu is really persistent. It seems that I am beaten.

Kanji details

根

・root

・radical

・head (pimple)

負

・defeat

・negative

・-

・minus

・bear

・owe

・assume a responsibility