Kanji 負 Words: Meanings and Readings

脊負う

しょう

to carry on one's back

背負い投げ

しょいなげ

seoi nage (judo)

負担

ふたん

bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.)

勝負

しょうぶ

victory or defeat

負け

まけ

failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.)

負債

ふさい

debt

負傷

ふしょう

injury

負う

おう

to have (something) behind one

敗ける

まける

to be inferior to

請負

うけおい

contract (for work)

負け犬

まけいぬ

unmarried and childless older woman

抱負

ほうふ

aspiration

負かす

まかす

to defeat

贔負

ひいき

favourite

負目

おいめ

(feeling of) indebtedness

自負

じふ

pride

気負い

きおい

eagerness

請負う

うけおう

to contract

負

ふ

negative

負荷

ふか

burden

顔負け

かおまけ

being put to shame

勝ち負け

かちまけ

victory or defeat

負け越し

まけこし

having more losses than wins

負托

ふたく

charging (someone) with (a responsibility)

勝負師

しょうぶし

gambler

力負

ちからまけ

losing by being overmatched

負けん気

まけんき

competitive spirit

請負業

うけおいぎょう

the contracting business

根負け

こんまけ

being beaten by one's opponent's persistence

気負う

きおう

to get worked up

請負人

うけおいにん

contractor

負惜しみ

まけおしみ

being a poor loser

いい勝負

いいしょうぶ

equal match

えこ贔屓

えこひいき

favoritism

おぶい紐

おぶいひも

baby backpack

おんぶに抱っこ

おんぶにだっこ

relying completely on others

おんぶ紐

おんぶひも

baby backpack

お負け

おまけ

(giving a) discount

お負けに

おまけに

to make matters worse

ガチンコ勝負

ガチンコしょうぶ

head-on fight

かみそり負け

かみそりまけ

razor rash

コールド負け

コールドまけ

loss of a game that was "called" by the umpire

さよなら負け

さよならまけ

(losing the game to a) walk-off home run

システム負荷レベル

システムふかレベル

system work load level

じゃん負け

じゃんまけ

playing rock-paper-scissors to decide who will carry out a task

しょい込む

しょいこむ

to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)

ストレート負け

ストレートまけ

straight-sets loss

せり負ける

せりまける

to lose a closely fought contest

べた負け

べたまけ

complete defeat

ぼろ負け

ぼろまけ

(suffering a) decisive defeat

やむ終えない

やむおえない

cannot be helped

位負け

くらいまけ

being unable to live up to one's position

一回勝負

いっかいしょうぶ

contest decided by a single round (bout)

一人負け

ひとりまけ

being the only loser

一発勝負

いっぱつしょうぶ

contest decided by a single round (bout)

一番勝負

いちばんしょうぶ

contest decided by a single round (bout)

一本勝負

いっぽんしょうぶ

one-game match

一本背負い

いっぽんせおい

one-armed shoulder throw (judo or sumo)

一六勝負

いちろくしょうぶ

gambling

稲負鳥

いなおおせどり

migratory bird that arrives in autumn (unknown species; perhaps a wagtail)

汚染者負担原則

おせんしゃふたんげんそく

Polluter Pays Principle

押し負ける

おしまける

to be outpushed

下請負

したうけおい

subcontract

夏負け

なつまけ

suffering from summer heat

科負い比丘尼

とがおいびくに

female servant hired to take the blame for a noblewoman's misdemeanours and farts

過負荷

かふか

overload

回線負荷

かいせんふか

circuit load

怪我負け

けがまけ

losing accidentally

各自負担

かくじふたん

joint and several liability

掛かり負け

かかりまけ

expenses being higher than profits

割り勘負け

わりかんまけ

"loser" of a meal paid for by dutch treat (i.e. the person who eats the least)

鴨がねぎを背負ってくる

かもがねぎをしょってくる

along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money

患者負担

かんじゃふたん

medical expenses borne by the patient

環境負荷

かんきょうふか

environmental burden

環境負荷低減

かんきょうふかていげん

environmental burden reduction

丸負け

まるまけ

complete defeat

危険負担

きけんふたん

risk-bearing

器量負け

きりょうまけ

being too beautiful or talented for one's own good

気合い負け

きあいまけ

being overawed

気負いこむ

きおいこむ

to become excited

気負い立つ

きおいたつ

to get excited

偽装請負

ぎそううけおい

disguised contracting

技術的負債

ぎじゅつてきふさい

technical debt (implied cost of additional rework caused by choosing an initial limited solution)

笈

おい

wooden box carried on one's back to store items for a pilgrimage

笈を負う

きゅうをおう

to leave one's hometown to study

牛負けた

うしまけた

(that was) delicious

金利負担

きんりふたん

burden of interest

経口ブドウ糖負荷試験

けいこうブドウとうふかしけん

oral glucose tolerance test

元請け負い人

もとうけおいにん

master contractor

言いまかす

いいまかす

to defeat (someone) in an argument

言い負ける

いいまける

to lose a quarrel

固定負債

こていふさい

fixed liabilities

互角勝負

ごかくしょうぶ

equal contest

公害防止事業費事業者負担法

こうがいぼうしじぎょうひじぎょうしゃふたんほう

Act on Entrepreneurs' Bearing of the Cost of Public Pollution Control Works

公共土木施設災害復旧事業費国庫負担法

こうきょうどぼくしせつさいがいふっきゅうじぎょうひこっこふたんほう

National Government Defrayment Act for Reconstruction of Disaster-Stricken Public Facilities

高負荷

こうふか

high-capacity

高負荷容量化

こうふかようりょうか

high capacity

根気負け

こんきまけ

being outpersevered

債務負担

さいむふたん

debt load

作業負荷

さぎょうふか

workload