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勝敗
Meaning in Englishvictory or defeat, issue (of battle)
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What it means
勝敗 means the result of a competition, identifying which side wins and which loses. It refers to the final outcome that decides victory or defeat and is used across sports, games, and tests to summarize who came out on top.
Main meanings
- the result of a match or contest, indicating the winning side and the losing side
- the overall balance of wins and losses in a series or tournament
- metaphorically, the decisive outcome in any comparison or decision-making process
How to use it
Used in sports commentary, competitive analysis, business assessments, and everyday conversation to describe the final result of a match or contest. Common constructions include 勝敗が決まる, 勝敗を決する, and 勝敗を左右する.
Variants and close terms
- 勝ち負け — kachi-make
- 勝敗の行方 — shōhai no yukue
- 敗北 — haiboku
Composition
- 勝 win, success; the element that denotes victory in contrast to loss
- 敗 defeat, loss; the counterpart to victory; together they express the overall outcome of a contest
Etymology
From 勝 (win) and 敗 (defeat), the compound is read shōhai in on'yomi; its pronunciation reflects the standard historical phonetic path of kanji compounds formed for describing contest outcomes.
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Noun (名詞)
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決勝
kesshou
finals (in sports)
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敗戦
haisen
defeat, losing a war
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敗北
haiboku
defeat (as a verb it means 'to be defeated')
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勝手
katte
kitchen; one's way, selfishness
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勝利
shouri
victory, triumph, win
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腐敗
fuhai
decay, depravity
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勝る
masaru
to excel, to surpass, to out-rival
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～勝
～shou
count for victory
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勝手に
katteni
arbitrarily,
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