What is the Kanji for "Defeat"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Defeat", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Defeat" is "敗".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Yabu".

Its onyomi reading is "Hai".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "貝" means "Shellfish" and can be read as "Bai" and "Kai". And The radical "攵" means "Strike" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "敗" mean in japanese?

"敗" means "Defeat".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Fourth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N3 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

失敗: "Failure". The Japanese verbal noun '失敗 (しっぱい)' means 'failure'. It is used to express an unsuccessful outcome or result, or the act of not achieving a desired goal. This word has a neutral connotation and can be used in a variety of contexts, such as failing an exam, failing to complete a task, or experiencing a business failure. Example sentences: I failed the test - (試験に失敗した). Her business venture was a failure - (彼女のビジネス構想は失敗だった).

勝敗: "Result". The noun '勝敗 (しょうはい)' refers to the outcome or result of a competition, match, or battle. It can be used to describe whether someone or something won or lost. For example: The result of the game was a loss - (試合の勝敗は負けだった). The outcome of the battle was a victory - (戦いの勝敗は勝利だった).

敗れる: "Lose" or "Be defeated". The Japanese verb '敗れる (やぶれる)' means 'to lose' or 'to be defeated'. This verb is used when referring to the outcome of a competition, battle, or any kind of contest where one side emerges victorious over the other. It conveys a sense of failure or inability to prevail. For example: The team was defeated - (チームは敗れた). My opponent won and I was defeated - (相手に敗れた).

敗戦: "Defeat". The verbal noun '敗戦 (はいせん)' means 'defeat'. This noun refers to the act or state of being defeated in a battle, war, or conflict. It is typically used to describe the outcome of a military confrontation where one side is overwhelmed by the other. For example: Their army suffered a devastating defeat - (彼らの軍隊は壊滅的な敗戦を喫した). The nation endured the humiliation of defeat - (その国は敗戦の恥辱に耐えた).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "は" is read as "ha". The hiragana "い" is read as "i". The hiragana "や" is read as "ya". And The hiragana "ぶ" is read as "bu".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.