Kanji 負

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Words with 負

• 負ける

  まける

  to lose (a game) (v.i.), to be defeated

  N4

• 負う

  おう

  to bear, to owe

  N3

• 負け

  まけ

  defeat, loss

  N3

• 勝負

  しょうぶ

  victory or defeat, game

  N2

• 背負う

  せおう

  to be burdened with; to carry on (one's) back or shoulder(s)

  N2

• 負債

  ふさい

  debt, liabilities

  N1

• 負傷

  ふしょう

  injury, wound

  N1

• 負担

  ふたん

  burden; load

  N1

Example sentences

• 負まけない！

  I won't lose!

• 人生じんせいとは、チェスの一いち勝負しょうぶのようなもの。

  Life is like a game of chess.

• それは私わたしが責せめを負おうべきだ。

  I am to blame for it.

Look-alike kanji

Kanji with similar components or shapes that are easy to mix up when reading and writing.

Other kanji with radical “shell” 貝