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敗 — kanji meaning “failure”

failure, defeat, reversal

Meanings
failure, defeat, reversal
On'yomi
Kun'yomi
Strokes
11
School grade
4
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Newspaper frequency
#516 of 2,500
Classical radical
66
Chinese reading
bài — Chinese character page

Words with 敗

WordReadingMeaning
しっぱい shippaifailure; mistake; blunder
はいぼく haibokudefeat; loss; reverse
ふはい fuhaidecomposition; putrefaction; putrescence
はいせん haisendefeat; lost battle; losing a war
しょうはい shouhaivictory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
ざんぱい zanpaiignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten
れんぱい renpaiconsecutive defeats; series of defeats
はいしゃ haishaloser; defeated person; the defeated
はいたい haitaibeing defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
かんぱい kanpai(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation
はいそ haisoloss of a (legal) case
はいいん haiincause of defeat

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