Moto 勝負 (しょうぶ)victory or defeat; match; contest
- victory or defeatnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- match; contest; gamenoun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Kanji in 勝負
- 勝Victory; Win; PrevailRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N3
- 負Defeat; Negative; -Read with its on'yomi here · JLPT N3
Words that share its kanji
- 優勝ゆうしょうoverall victory; championship
- 勝利しょうりvictory; triumph
- 決勝けっしょうdecision of a contest; finals (in sports)
- 勝るまさるto excel; to surpass
- 連勝れんしょうconsecutive victories; series of victories
- 勝ちかちwin; victory
- 準決勝じゅんけっしょうsemifinal
- 勝ち越しかちこしhaving more wins than losses
- 負担ふたんburden; load
- 負けまけdefeat; loss
- 負債ふさいdebt; liabilities
- 抱負ほうふaspiration; ambition
- 負傷ふしょうinjury; wound
- 負うおうto bear; to carry on one's back
- 負い目おいめ(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
- 自負じふpride; self-confidence
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