Japanese Word Entry
名勝負| Kana: | めいしょうぶ |
| Romaji: | meishoubu |
| Definition: | excellent match, unforgettable match, great contest, enthralling game |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 名 | name, noted, distinguished, reputation, rank, title, position |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄇㄧㄥˊ (míng), ㄇㄧㄥˋ (mìng) |
| Cantonese: | ming4 |
| Japanese: | メイ (mei)、 ミョウ (myou) / な (na)、 -な (-na)、 なのる (nanoru)、 なずける (nazukeru) |
| Korean: | 명 (myeong) |
| Vietnamese: | danh |
| 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 |