Keyword
lose to (something)
- defeat
- negative
- -
- minus
- bear
- owe
- assume a responsibility
- Frequency
- #443
- Strokes
- 9
- Grade
- 3
- JLPT (old)
- N2
- Heisig
- 67
Readings
フ37%
ま37%
お26%
Mnemonic
In a tug of war, a shellfish grips a rock while a hook claw pulls, and in the end the shellfish will lose to (something) bigger.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
負け
defeat; loss; losing (a game); failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
Noun
負ける
to lose; to be defeated; to be beaten; to give in (to); to yield; to succumb; to give way; to surrender; to be overcome (with); to be inferior (to); …
Ichidan verb
負荷
burdening; bearing; shouldering; imposing; load (electrical, mechanical, etc.); stress; workload; stress testing (of physical function or performance); provocative testing
Noun
負う
to carry on one's back; to bear; to shoulder; to take (responsibility); to assume; to accept; to bear (the blame, costs, etc.); to have (a duty, obligation, etc.); to become responsible for; to be burdened with (work, debt, etc.); …
Godan verb
自負
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
Noun
背負う
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something)
Godan verb