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敗
defeat · loss · be defeated · fail
N2On: はいKun: やぶれる、やぶる
Memory Aid
'Hai' — When you are DEFEATED, your spirits are not HIGH.
Vocabulary
失敗しっぱいfailure, mistake
敗北はいぼくdefeat
勝敗しょうはいvictory or defeat
連敗れんぱいlosing streak, successive defeats
敗戦はいせんdefeat (in battle/war)
Example Sentences
彼は試合に失敗してがっかりした。
He was disappointed because he failed the match.
私たちのチームは強敵に敗れた。
Our team was defeated by a strong opponent.
彼らは敗北を認めざるを得なかった。
They had no choice but to admit defeat.
勝敗は時の運だ。
Victory or defeat is a matter of luck.