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Japanese word 勝負: match / contest / game / victory or defeat. Meanings and example sentences.

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勝負 (しょうぶ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

勝負 (しょうぶ) means match / contest / game / victory or defeat.

See example sentences below.

勝負 at a glance

勝負
しょうぶshoubu
N2noun
match / contest / game / victory or defeat
勝負しょうぶshoubuN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 勝負

Core meaning

match / contest / game / victory or defeat

Basic example sentences

Example 1

今日の勝負はとても大事です。

Translation

Today's match is very important.

Example 2

勝負に勝って嬉しかったです。

Translation

I was happy to win the contest.

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