勝負
Meanings
Noun
1. victory or defeat
Noun
Suru verb
Intransitive verb
2. match; contest; game; bout; showdown
Kanji used
Pitch accent
しょうぶ
Used in vocabulary
一六勝負
gambling on whether the throw of a die will produce a "one" or a "six"; gambling with dice; gambling; (a) risk; gamble; venture; hazardous attempt
Noun
一番勝負
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
Noun
一回勝負
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
Noun
一発勝負
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
Noun
Examples14
ゆっくり でも 着実に やってゆけ ば 勝負 には 勝つ。
Slow and steady wins the race.
ボブ は スケート で は きみ といい 勝負 だ。
Bob is a good match for you in skating.
勝負 は 問題 ではない。
It doesn't matter whether you win or not.
勝負 は 預かり となった。
The match ended in a draw.
魔王 が 神 に 野球 で 勝負 を 挑んだ。
The devil challenged God to a baseball game.
パッシング ではなく ロブ で 勝負 だ。
Rather than passing, lobbing is the way to win.