Word Meaning 一発勝負

いっぱつしょうぶ ippatsushoubu

一発勝負 is read as いっぱつしょうぶ (ippatsushoubu) and means contest decided by a single round (bout).

Meaning

English

  1. contest decided by a single round (bout)
  2. contest decided by a single roll of dice
  3. one-shot game (contest)
  4. make-or-break game

Reading

Kana

いっぱつしょうぶ

Romaji

ippatsushoubu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 31 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 56138 Priority I

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

一本勝負

いっぽんしょうぶ

one-game match

一回勝負

いっかいしょうぶ

contest decided by a single round (bout)

一六勝負

いちろくしょうぶ

gambling

一番勝負

いちばんしょうぶ

contest decided by a single round (bout)

一念発起

いちねんほっき

being resolved to (do something)

一人勝手

ひとりかって

(very) selfish

一人勝ち

ひとりがち

being the sole winner

一本勝ち

いっぽんがち

winning by an ippon

一人負け

ひとりまけ

being the only loser

一本背負い

いっぽんぜおい

one-armed shoulder throw (judo or sumo)

勝負

しょうぶ

victory or defeat

三本勝負

さんぼんしょうぶ

a set of three bouts