Moto 負: Defeat; Negative; -Kanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- フ
- Kun'yomi
- ま(ける)、ま(かす)、お(う)
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 3
- Words
- 304 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (フ)
- 負担ふたんburden; load
- 勝負しょうぶvictory or defeat
- 負債ふさいdebt; liabilities
- 抱負ほうふaspiration; ambition
- 負傷ふしょうinjury; wound
- 自負じふpride; self-confidence
- 負ふnegative; minus
- 負荷ふかburden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
- 勝負師しょうぶしgambler
- 負託ふたくcharging (someone) with responsibility
- いい勝負いいしょうぶequal match; good match
- ガチンコ勝負ガチンコしょうぶhead-on fight; head-to-head contest
- システム負荷レベルシステムふかレベルsystem work load level
- 一六勝負いちろくしょうぶgambling; speculation
- 一回勝負いっかいしょうぶcontest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice
- 一番勝負いちばんしょうぶcontest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice
- 三本勝負さんぼんしょうぶa set of three bouts; three-game match
- 三番勝負さんばんしょうぶthree-game match; three-bout contest
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 負けまけdefeat; loss
- 負うおうto bear; to carry on one's back
- 負い目おいめ(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
- 気負いきおいeagerness; enthusiasm
- 請け負ううけおうto contract; to undertake
- 顔負けかおまけbeing put to shame; being outshone
- 勝ち負けかちまけvictory or defeat; victory and defeat
- 負け越しまけこしmore losses than wins (sport)
- お負けおまけfreebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional
- 力負けちからまけlosing by being overmatched; being defeated by a stronger opponent
- 根負けこんまけbeing beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted
- 気負うきおうto get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic)
- 背負うせおうto carry on one's back
- 請け負いうけおいcontract (for work); contracting
- 負かすまかすto defeat
- 負けるまけるto lose; to be defeated
- 負けん気まけんきcompetitive spirit; spirit of rivalry
- 負け惜しみまけおしみbeing a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat
- 負け犬まけいぬloser; failure
- 負んぶおんぶcarrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
- お負けにおまけにto make matters worse; besides
- せり負けるせりまけるto lose a closely fought contest
- べた負けべたまけcomplete defeat; losing all matches
- やむ負えないやむおえないcannot be helped; unavoidable
- カミソリ負けカミソリまけrazor rash; razor cut
- コールド負けコールドまけloss of a match that is 'called' part way into the game
- ジャン負けジャンまけplaying rock-paper-scissors to decide who will carry out a task
- ストレート負けストレートまけstraight-sets loss; straight-set defeat
- ボロ負けボロまけdecisive defeat; rout
- 一人負けひとりまけbeing the only loser; losing by oneself
Other readings
- 請負うけおいcontract (for work); contracting
- 背負い投げしょいなげseoi nage (judo); shoulder throw
- 請負人うけおいにんcontractor
- 請負業うけおいぎょうthe contracting business
- かみそり負けカミソリまけrazor rash; razor cut
- じゃん負けジャンまけplaying rock-paper-scissors to decide who will carry out a task
- ぼろ負けボロまけdecisive defeat; rout
- カモがネギを背負ってくるカモがねぎをしょってくるalong comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money; a duck comes carrying a Welsh onion on its back
- カモがネギを背負って来るカモがねぎをしょってくるalong comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money; a duck comes carrying a Welsh onion on its back
- 一本勝負いっぽんしょうぶone-game match
- 一本背負いいっぽんぜおいone-armed shoulder throw (judo or sumo)
- 一発勝負いっぱつしょうぶcontest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice
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