JLPT N3 · 11 strokes
Kanji 敗: "failure, defeat, reversal"
The kanji 敗 means "failure, defeat, reversal". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ハイ in on'yomi and やぶ.れる in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ハイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
やぶ.れる
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | failure, defeat, reversal |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 516 of 2,501 |
Common words with 敗
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 失敗failure; mistake; blunder
- 敗北defeat; loss; reverse; setback
- 敗れるto be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
- 勝敗victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
- 腐敗decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; spoilage · corruption; degeneracy; decay; depravity
- 敗者loser; defeated person; the defeated
- 完敗(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation
- 敗戦defeat; lost battle; losing a war
- 失敗作failure (i.e. an unsuccessful work); flop; dud; bomb
- 成敗punishment; judgement; judgment; chastisement · decapitation
- 敗loss; defeat · counter for losses
- 大失敗complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
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