負ける

Meanings

1. to lose; to be defeated; to be beaten
2. to give in (to); to yield; to succumb; to give way; to surrender; to be overcome (with)
3. to be inferior (to); to be second (to); to be outdone (by)
4. to get a rash (from); to come out in a rash
5. to reduce the price; to give a discount; to throw in (something extra) for free

Part of speech: ichidan verb, intransitive, transitive

Kanji

• 負

  Meanings

  defeat, negative, -, minus

  On reading

  フ

  Kun reading

  ま.ける、ま.かす、お.う

  Strokes

  9

Example sentences

• ３対０で彼には負けています。

  He's beating me, three to zip.

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