Word Meaning ジャン負け

じゃんまけ jammake

ジャン負け is read as じゃんまけ (jammake) and means playing rock-paper-scissors to decide who will carry out a task.

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

じゃんまけ

Romaji

jammake

Writing Variants

じゃん負け じゃんまけ jammake

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 103523 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

負け

まけ

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

勝ち負け

かちまけ

victory or defeat

顔負け

かおまけ

being put to shame

力負け

ちからまけ

losing by being overmatched

一人負け

ひとりまけ

being the only loser

気合い負け

きあいまけ

being overawed

名前負け

なまえまけ

failing to live up to one's name

大負け

おおまけ

big discount

人情負け

にんじょうまけ

overcome by sympathy

判定負け

はんていまけ

losing a decision (on points)

当たり負け

あたりまけ

loss of momentum or follow-through as a result of impact

位負け

くらいまけ

being unable to live up to one's position