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勝負しょうぶ

shoubu

victory or defeat, game

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Example sentence

池のほとりに花ショウブが綺麗に咲いていました。

Many Japanese irises were flowering prettily on the lake's edge.

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Kanji in 勝負

勝
victory, win, prevail, excel
負
defeat, negative, -, minus, bear, owe, assume a responsibility

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Words with the same kanji

WordJLPTMeaning
勝つN4かつto win
負けるN4まけるto lose (a game) (v.i.), to be defeated
負けN3まけdefeat, loss
勝ちN3かちwin, victory
優勝N3ゆうしょうoverall victory, championship
負うN3おうto bear, to owe
勝手にN2かってにarbitrarily, without permission
勝敗N2しょうはいvictory or defeat, issue (of battle)

More Events & Occurrences words

WordMeaning
登場とうじょうentry (on stage)
終了しゅうりょうend, close, termination
スタートスタートstart
交流こうりゅうexchange; alternating current
回転かいてんrotation, turning
きっかけきっかけtrigger, cue, start, occasion, motive
集合しゅうごうgathering, assembly
動作どうさaction, movements, motions

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