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負け

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
負
ま
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
負

Etymology

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The 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 負(ま)ける (makeru, “to lose, to be defeated”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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負(ま)け • (make) 

  1. defeat; loss
    負(ま)けを認(みと)める ― make o mitomeru ― to admit defeat
    働(はたら)いたら負(ま)け ― hataraitara make ― if I work, I lose (literally, “my loss”) (Internet meme)

Verb

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負(ま)け • (make) 

  1. imperfective and stem (or continuative) forms of 負ける (makeru) [ichidan]

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN