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Japanese word 負かす: to defeat; to beat. Meanings and example sentences.

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負かす (まかす): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

負かす (まかす) means to defeat; to beat.

See example sentences below.

負かす at a glance

負かす

まかすmakasu

N1verb

to defeatto beat

負かすまかすmakasuN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 負かす

Core meaning

to defeat; to beat

Breaking down the meanings

1to defeat
試合で相手を負かした。
I defeated my opponent in the match.
2to beat

Basic example sentences

Example 1

試合で相手を負かした。

Translation

I defeated my opponent in the match.

Example 2

ゲームで友達を負かして楽しかった。

Translation

It was fun to beat my friend in the game.

Kanji 負: defeat, negative, -, minus, bear, owe, assume a responsibility

Kanji 負: defeat, negative, -, minus, bear, owe, assume a responsibility

Kanji 負: meanings, readings, and example words.

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