Moto 敗: Failure; Defeat; ReversalKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ハイ
- Kun'yomi
- やぶ(れる)
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 4
- Words
- 101 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ハイ)
- 腐敗ふはいdecomposition; putrefaction
- 敗戦はいせんdefeat; lost battle
- 敗北はいぼくdefeat
- 勝敗しょうはいvictory or defeat; issue (of battle)
- 敗因はいいんcause of defeat
- 敗者はいしゃloser; defeated person
- 敗退はいたいbeing defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
- 敗訴はいそloss of a (legal) case
- 大敗たいはいcrushing defeat
- 不敗ふはいinvincibility
- 惜敗せきはいregrettable defeat; defeat by a narrow margin
- 敗残はいざんsurvival after defeat
- 敗血症はいけつしょうblood poisoning; septicemia
- 敗走はいそうflight; rout
- 零敗れいはいgoing undefeated; losing without scoring a point
- けんか両成敗けんかりょうせいばいin a quarrel, both parties are to blame
- 両成敗りょうせいばいtwo guilty parties tried and punished together
- 再敗さいはいsecond defeat
- 勝敗の数しょうはいのすうissue of the battle
- 勝敗の鍵を握るしょうはいのかぎをにぎるto have the game in one's hands; to hold the key to victory
- 喧嘩両成敗けんかりょうせいばいin a quarrel, both parties are to blame
- 堕落腐敗だらくふはいdebasement; corruption
- 御成敗式目ごせいばいしきもくFormulary of Adjudications (51-article Joei legal code)
- 必勝不敗ひっしょうふはいcertain victory; sure victory
- 惜敗率せきはいりつratio of the margin of loss of an electoral candidate in a single-constituent district (used to break ties when determining the representative of a proportionally represented district)
- 成敗せいばいpunishment; judgement
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 敗れるやぶれるto be defeated; to be beaten
Other readings
- 失敗しっぱいfailure; mistake
- 連敗れんぱいconsecutive defeats; series of defeats
- 惨敗ざんぱいignominious defeat; crushing failure
- 一敗いっぱいone defeat
- 完敗かんぱいcomplete defeat; utter defeat
- 全敗ぜんぱいcomplete defeat; losing all of one's matches
- 失敗談しっぱいだんfailure story; horror story
- 戦敗せんぱいdefeat in war
- アクセス失敗率アクセスしっぱいりつfailure rate
- バッファ確保失敗バッファかくほしっぱいbuffer (full) error (i.e. space cannot be reserved as it is full)
- 一敗地に塗れるいっぱいちにまみれるto meet with a crushing defeat
- 不戦敗ふせんぱいloss by default; default
- 優勝劣敗ゆうしょうれっぱいsurvival of the fittest
- 全戦全敗ぜんせんぜんぱいfailed at every attempt; defeated in every (match, battle, etc.)
- 劣敗れっぱいdefeat of the weaker
- 大失敗だいしっぱいmassive failure; debacle
- 失敗の恐れしっぱいのおそれrisk of failure
- 失敗の虞しっぱいのおそれrisk of failure
- 失敗は成功のもとしっぱいはせいこうのもとfailure teaches success; failure is a stepping-stone to success
- 失敗は成功の元しっぱいはせいこうのもとfailure teaches success; failure is a stepping-stone to success
- 失敗は成功の基しっぱいはせいこうのもとfailure teaches success; failure is a stepping-stone to success
- 失敗は成功の母しっぱいはせいこうのははfailure is the mother of success
- 失敗を恐れるしっぱいをおそれるto be afraid of making mistakes; to fear failing
- 失敗作しっぱいさくfailed creative work; flop
- 失敗判定しっぱいはんていfail verdict
- 失敗国家しっぱいこっかfailed state
- 失敗学しっぱいがく(science of) failure analysis
- 失敗率しっぱいりつrate of failure
- 失敗者しっぱいしゃloser; failure
- 失敗隠ししっぱいかくしcover-up
- 市場の失敗しじょうのしっぱいmarket failure
- 後手必敗ごてひっぱいDefeat is inevitable for one who goes second; Being slow to take action inevitably leads to defeat
- 必敗ひっぱいcertain defeat
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