Word Meaning 惨敗

ざんぱい zampai

惨敗 is read as ざんぱい (zampai) and means ignominious defeat.

Meaning

English

ignominious defeat
crushing failure
utterly beaten
overwhelming defeat

Reading

Kana

ざんぱい

Romaji

zampai

Writing Variants

惨敗さんぱい sampai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Antonyms 圧勝,快勝,惜敗 Rank 440 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

惨め

みじめ

miserable

惨事

さんじ

disaster

惨状

さんじょう

disastrous scene

惨劇

さんげき

tragedy

惨禍

さんか

calamity

惨殺

ざんさつ

slaughter

腐敗

ふはい

corruption

惜敗

せきはい

regrettable defeat

バッファ確保失敗

ばっふぁかくほしっぱい

buffer (full) error (i.e. space cannot be reserved as it is full)

失敗

しっぱい

failure

勝敗

しょうはい

victory or defeat

連敗

れんぱい

consecutive defeats

Example Sentences

試合は惨敗に終わった。

しあいはざんぱいにおわった。

The game ended in a crushing defeat.