Word Meaning 成敗

せいばい seibai

成敗 is read as せいばい (seibai) and means punishment.

Meaning

English

punishment
judgement
judgment

Reading

Kana

せいばい

Romaji

seibai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 83348 Priority N

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

両成敗

りょうせいばい

two guilty parties tried and punished together

喧嘩両成敗

けんかりょうせいばい

in a quarrel, both parties are to blame

御成敗式目

ごせいばいしきもく

Formulary of Adjudications (51-article Joei legal code)

失敗は成功の基

しっぱいはせいこうのもと

failure teaches success

失敗は成功の母

しっぱいはせいこうのはは

failure is the mother of success

成す

なす

to change into

成長

せいちょう

growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

成立

せいりつ

being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.)

成果

せいか

(good) result

成人

せいじん

adult

成分

せいぶん

ingredient

成り行き

なりゆき

market order

Example Sentences

喧嘩両成敗。

It takes two to make a quarrel.

どんな組織であれ、内部の融和と団結はその組織の成敗を決める重要な要素だ。

For any type of organisation, internal harmony and unity are important factors in deciding its success or failure.