Word Meaning 敗北

はいぼく haiboku

敗北 is read as はいぼく (haiboku) and means defeat.

Meaning

English

defeat
loss
reverse
setback

Reading

Kana

はいぼく

Romaji

haiboku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Antonyms 勝利 Related Words 勝利,味わう Rank 3301 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

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敗北感

はいぼくかん

sense of defeat

敗北者

はいぼくしゃ

loser

敗北主義

はいぼくしゅぎ

defeatism

敗北主義者

はいぼくしゅぎしゃ

defeatist

敗戦

はいせん

defeat

敗れる

やぶれる

to be defeated

敗退

はいたい

being defeated

敗因

はいいん

cause of defeat

敗者

はいしゃ

loser

敗残

はいざん

survival after defeat

敗走

はいそう

flight

敗訴

はいそ

loss of a (legal) case

Example Sentences

敗北から学ぶことは多い。

はいぼくからまなぶことはおおい。

There is much to learn from defeat.

彼は自分の敗北を認めようとしない。

He doesn't admit his defeat.

征服された側が常に悪いのだ。歴史は彼らが敗北したということしか考慮しない。

The conquered are always wrong. History considers nothing but their defeat.