Word Meaning 勝てば官軍負ければ賊軍

かてばかんぐんまければぞくぐん katebakangummakerebazokugun

勝てば官軍負ければ賊軍 is read as かてばかんぐんまければぞくぐん (katebakangummakerebazokugun) and means might is right.

Meaning

English

  1. might is right
  2. history is written by the victors
  3. winners are always right and losers are always in the wrong
  4. if you win you are the loyalist army, if you lose you are the rebel army

Reading

Kana

かてばかんぐんまければぞくぐん

Romaji

katebakangummakerebazokugun

Writing Variants

  • 勝てば官軍、負ければ賊軍 かてばかんぐんまければぞくぐん katebakangummakerebazokugun

Stroke Sequence

11 Characters • 76 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Proverb Rank 82224 Priority M

Related Vocabulary

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勝てば官軍

かてばかんぐん

might is right

勝負審判

しょうぶしんぱん

ringside judge

勝負審判交替

しょうぶしんぱんこうたい

change of judges

勝負俵

しょうぶだわら

bales forming the edge of the ring

賊軍

ぞくぐん

rebel army

勝負

しょうぶ

victory or defeat

勝ち負け

かちまけ

victory or defeat

勝負師

しょうぶし

gambler

勝負事

しょうぶごと

gambling

勝負は時の運

しょうぶはときのうん

victory depends on the turn of fortune

勝負下着

しょうぶしたぎ

"lucky" underwear (esp. panties), set aside for special dates

Example Sentences

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If you win, you are in the right, but if you lose, you are in the wrong.