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敗北
はいぼく
N1
noun
transitive 他動詞
intransitive 自動詞
Meanings
1
defeat (as a verb it means 'to be defeated')
2
defeat
3
loss
4
reverse
Example sentence
敗北や失敗は人間を非常に卑屈にする。
Defeat and failure make people too humble.
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Mine a sentence — saw 敗北 in the wild?
Kanji in this word
敗
Failure, Defeat, Reversal
11 strokes
北
North
5 strokes
More words with
敗
失敗
しっぱい ·
failure
N4
腐敗
ふはい ·
decay
N1
敗戦
はいせん ·
defeat
N1
連敗
れんぱい ·
consecutive defeats
勝敗
しょうはい ·
victory or defeat
N2
Full entry on Jisho
惨敗
ざんぱい ·
ignominious defeat
敗れる
やぶれる ·
to be defeated
失敗談
しっぱいだん ·
failure story
More words with
北
北
きた ·
north
N5
北朝鮮
きたちょうせん ·
North Korea
北海道
ほっかいどう ·
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
北京
ペキン ·
Beijing (China)
南北
なんぼく ·
south and north
N2
東北
とうほく ·
north-east
北部
ほくぶ ·
northern part
北方
ほっぽう ·
the north
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