Onyomi: ハイ · Kunyomi: やぶ.れる · Meanings: defeat, failure, reversal
Kanji for defeat, failure, reversal
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敗 is made from 貝, meaning “shell” or “money,” and 攵, which represents striking or action. In ancient times, shells were used as valuables, and losing them meant loss or failure. When forceful action leads to losing what is valuable, the result is defeat. From this image, 敗 came to mean failure, loss, or defeat.
敗 shows valuable shells being lost through forceful action, meaning defeat.
Picture your money spilling away after a failed action. That painful loss is 敗.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 敗 | はい | loss, defeat | Noun |
| 負ける | まける | to lose, to be defeated | common JLPT-N4 Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb |
| 破る | やぶる | to tear, to rip, to break, to destroy | common JLPT-N3 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb |
| 敗戦 | はいせん | defeat, lost battle, losing a war | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 敗北 | はいぼく | defeat, loss, reverse, setback | common Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 敗因 | はいいん | cause of defeat | common Noun |
| 敗退 | はいたい | being defeated, being eliminated (from competition) | common Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 敗訴 | はいそ | loss of a (legal) case | common Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 敗者 | はいしゃ | loser, defeated person, the defeated | common Noun |
| 敗れる | やぶれる | to be defeated, to be beaten, to be unsuccessful, to lose | common Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb |