Word Meaning 負けず嫌い

まけずぎらい makezugirai

負けず嫌い is read as まけずぎらい (makezugirai) and means hating to lose.

Meaning

English

  1. hating to lose
  2. unyielding
  3. unbending
  4. competitive
  5. sore loser
  6. determined

Reading

Kana

まけずぎらい

Romaji

makezugirai

Writing Variants

  • 負けずぎらい まけずぎらい makezugirai

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 31 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 107714 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

負け嫌い

まけぎらい

hating to lose

負債

ふさい

debt

負傷

ふしょう

injury

負託

ふたく

charging (someone) with (a responsibility)

負け惜しみ

まけおしみ

being a poor loser

負債合計

ふさいごうけい

total liabilities

負の遺産

ふのいさん

negative legacy

負債総額

ふさいそうがく

aggregate amount of indebtedness

負の選択

おいのせんたく

negative selection

負債比率

ふさいひりつ

debt ratio

Example Sentences

4

Are you competitive?

Tom hates to lose.

You hate to lose, don't you?

Yumi, don't you hate losing? I think that it would be better for you to change that.