敗

JLPT N3

Defeat, lose

Readings

On’yomi: ハイ (hai)

Kun’yomi: やぶ(れる) (yabu(reru))

• やぶ(れる) – to be defeated, to lose

Structure

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Vocabulary

敗れる

やぶれる

lose

失敗

しっぱい

failure

敗北

はいぼく

defeat

連敗

れんぱい

consecutive losses

大敗

たいはい

crushing defeat

Example Sentences

試合に敗れます。

しあいにやぶれます。

I lose the match.

失敗しました。

しっぱいしました。

I failed.

敗北します。

はいぼくします。

They are defeated.

連敗します。

れんぱいします。

They lose repeatedly.

大敗しました。

たいはいしました。

It was a crushing defeat.

Cultural Note

⚔️ In Japanese culture, 敗 (defeat) is not merely negative — it’s seen as an opportunity for growth.
• The proverb “失敗は成功のもと” (Failure is the mother of success) emphasizes learning through failure.
• Samurai philosophy valued 敗北からの学び (learning from defeat) as part of one’s personal and spiritual refinement.