Word Meaning 根負け

こんまけ kommake

根負け is read as こんまけ (kommake) and means being beaten by one's opponent's persistence.

Meaning

English

being beaten by one's opponent's persistence
being outlasted
running out of patience
giving in
succumbing (to)

Reading

Kana

こんまけ

Romaji

kommake

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Antonyms 粘り勝ち Rank 20439 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

根気負け

こんきまけ

being outpersevered

根分け

ねわけ

dividing a plant's roots for transplanting

根本

こんぽん

foundation

根回し

ねまわし

digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)

根

ね

(fishing) reef

根性

こんじょう

character

根っ子

ねっこ

root (of a plant)

根気

こんき

patience

根ざす

ねざす

to come from

根治

こんじ

complete cure

根強い

ねづよい

firmly rooted

根本的

こんぽんてき

fundamental

Example Sentences

ホントしつこいなぁ、しのぶさん。なんか根負けしそう。

Shinobu is really persistent. It seems that I am beaten.