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負ける (まける) — to lose (a game) (v.i.) | JLPT N4 · Nihongo Circle
Dictionary
負ける
まける
N4
ichidan verb
transitive 他動詞
intransitive 自動詞
Meanings
1
to lose (a game) (v.i.)
2
to be defeated
3
to lose
4
to be beaten
5
to give in (to)
6
to yield
7
to succumb
8
to be inferior (to)
Example sentence
勝つものもいれば、負けるものもいる。
Some will gain, others will lose.
Your sentences
Mine a sentence — saw 負ける in the wild?
Kanji in this word
負
Defeat, Negative, -
9 strokes
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負
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ふしょう ·
injury
N1
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お負けに
おまけに ·
to make matters worse
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しょうぶ ·
victory or defeat
N2
Full entry on Jisho
気負い
きおい ·
eagerness
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pride
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debt
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