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Grade 4JLPT N3

failure, defeat, reversal

11 strokes · frequency rank #516

On
ハイ
Kun
やぶ.れる

Stroke order

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Common words

  1. ふはいdecomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; spoilage1
    • Food packaging reduces spoilage.

    • The refrigerator preserves food from decay.

    • We are sick and tired of political corruption.

  2. しっぱいfailure; mistake; blunder2
    • Everybody fails once or twice.

    • I shouldn't have done it.

    • He failed in business.

  3. れんぱいconsecutive defeats; series of defeats3
    • A miserable sequence of defeats discouraged us.

    • They have lost 10 games in a row since their winning streak ended.

  4. はいせんdefeat; lost battle; losing a war4
    • Rumors of defeat were abroad.

  5. はいぼくdefeat; loss; reverse; setback5
    • He threw in the towel in defeat when his favorite chorus girl married another man.

    • Actually, we had prepared ourselves for defeat.

    • He will on no account accept defeat.

  6. しょうはいvictory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)6
    • It doesn't matter whether you win or not.

  7. いっぱいone defeat7
    • When I think of our standing in the series from now I don't want us to lose even once!

  8. たいはいcrushing defeat8
    • I was extremely disappointed to see our national soccer team suffer a historic loss.

  9. かんぱい(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation9
    • The Dodgers were annihilated by the Giants.

  10. ざんぱいignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat10

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