Japanese Word Entry

勝負
Kana:しょうぶ
Romaji:shoubu
Definitions:
  1. victory or defeat

  2. match, contest, game, bout


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Chinese characters used in this word

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
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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
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