Japanese symbol for “defeated”
敗者
はいしゃ
Romaji: haisha
loser; defeated person; the defeated
In Japanese, defeated is 敗者, read はいしゃ (haisha).
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Meanings
- n loser; defeated person; the defeated
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “defeated”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 敗北者 | はいぼくしゃ haibokusha | loser; the defeated |
| 敗余 | はいよ haiyo | after a losing battle; (being) defeated |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 失敗 | しっぱい shippai | failure; mistake; blunder |
| 敗北 | はいぼく haiboku | defeat; loss; reverse |
| 腐敗 | ふはい fuhai | decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence |
| 敗戦 | はいせん haisen | defeat; lost battle; losing a war |
| 勝敗 | しょうはい shouhai | victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.) |
| 惨敗 | ざんぱい zanpai | ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten |
| 患者 | かんじゃ kanja | patient |
| 記者 | きしゃ kisha | reporter; journalist |
See also: Chinese symbol for “defeated”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.