Word Meaning 負け嫌い

まけぎらい makegirai

負け嫌い is read as まけぎらい (makegirai) and means hating to lose.

Meaning

English

  1. hating to lose
  2. always wanting to win
  3. unyielding
  4. competitive

Reading

Kana

まけぎらい

Romaji

makegirai

Writing Variants

  • 負けぎらい まけぎらい makegirai

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 106887 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

負けず嫌い

まけずぎらい

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