負け (まけ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

負け (まけ) means defeat / loss.

See example sentences below.

負け at a glance

負け

まけmake

N3noun

defeat / loss

負けまけmakeN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

defeat / loss

Example 1

昨日の試合は負けてしまった。

Translation

We lost the game yesterday.

Example 2

負けを認めるのは難しい。

Translation

It's hard to admit defeat.

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

Kanji 負: meanings, readings, and example words.

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