負 – Kanji details

Keyword

lose to (something)

Info

Frequency	Top 200-300
Type	Kyōiku (3rd grade) ?
Kanken	Level 8
Heisig	67
Readings	ま (39%) お (21%) ぶ (17%) ふ (12%) ょ (9%)
	おいいきまけぷ

Composed of

𠂊

hook claw

貝

shellfish

Mnemonic

A shellfish's life is one of constant struggle. Once a fisherman hooks a shellfish with his giant hook claw, well, the shellfish has already lost.

Used in vocabulary (309 in total)

負まける

to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)

勝しょう負ぶ

victory or defeat; match; contest; game

背せ負おう

to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited

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Examples (168 in total)

彼かれらは負まけた。

They lost.

私わたしが勝かつか負まけるか、わかりません。

I don't know whether I will win or lose.

私わたしたちは３—０で負まけた。

We lost the game 3-0.