Japanese Word Entry
三本勝負| Kana: | さんぼんしょうぶ |
| Romaji: | sanbonshoubu |
| Definition: | a set of three bouts, three-game match, three-bout contest |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 三 | three |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄙㄢ (sān) |
| Cantonese: | saam1 |
| Japanese: | サン (san)、 ゾウ (zou) / み (mi)、 み.つ (mitsu)、 みっ.つ (mittsu)、 みたび (mitabi) |
| Korean: | 삼 (sam) |
| Vietnamese: | tam, tám |
Variants
| Semantic variant form: | 叁 |
| 本 | book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things, root, source, basis |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄅㄣˇ (běn), ㄅㄣ (bēn) |
| Cantonese: | bun2 |
| Japanese: | ホン (hon) / もと (moto) |
| Korean: | 본 (bon) |
| Vietnamese: | bổn, bản |
| 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 |