Japanese Word Entry
眞っ向勝負Simplified Japanese form: 真っ向勝負
| Kana: | まっこうしょうぶ |
| Romaji: | makkoushoubu |
| Definition: | head-on fight, direct confrontation, head-to-head contest |
| Alternative form: |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 眞 | truth, reality, Buddhist sect, real, actual, true, genuine |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄓㄣ (zhēn) |
| Cantonese: | zan1 |
| Japanese: | シン (shin) / ま (ma)、 まこと (makoto)、 まことに (makotoni) |
| Korean: | 진 (jin) |
| Vietnamese: | chân |
Variants
| Simplified Japanese form: | 真 |
| Semantic variant form: | 真 |
| 向 | yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach, toward, direction, trend |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄒㄧㄤˋ (xiàng) |
| Cantonese: | hoeng3 |
| Japanese: | コウ (kou)、 キョウ (kyou)、 ショウ (shou) / む.く (muku)、 む.い (mui)、 -む.き (-muki)、 む.ける (mukeru)、 -む.け (-muke)、 む.かう (mukau)、 む.かい (mukai)、 む.こう (mukou)、 む.こう- (mukou-)、 むこ (muko)、 さきに (sakini) |
| Korean: | 향 (hyang), 상 (sang) |
| Vietnamese: | hướng |
| 勝 | victory, win, prevail, excel, be better than |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄕㄥˋ (shèng), ㄕㄥ (shēng) |
| Cantonese: | sing3 |
| Japanese: | ショウ (shou) / か.つ (katsu)、 -が.ち (-gachi)、 まさ.る (masaru)、 すぐ.れる (sugureru)、 たえる (taeru) |
| Korean: | 승 (seung) |
| Vietnamese: | thắng, thăng |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 胜 |
| 負 | defeat, negative, -, minus, bear, owe, assume a responsibility, load, burden, carry |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄈㄨˋ (fù) |
| Cantonese: | fu6 |
| Japanese: | フ (fu)、 ブ (bu) / ま.ける (makeru)、 ま.かす (makasu)、 お.う (ou)、 たのむ (tanomu) |
| Korean: | 부 (bu) |
| Vietnamese: | phụ |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 负 |