Quick answer
敗 is the kanji for "Defeat / Failure / Reversal". A common reading is やぶ.れる (yabureru). You can practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
Defeat / Failure / Reversal
Also : Defeat · Failure · Reversal
Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Memory Aid
The kanji 敗 represents 'FAILURE'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of failure.
On-reading: はい — remember this sound by associating it with failure. Kun-reading: やぶ.れる.
Example Sentences
失敗から学ぶことが大切です。
しっぱいからまなぶことがたいせつです。
It's important to learn from failures.
一度の敗北で諦めません。
いちどのはいぼくであきらめません。
I won't give up after one defeat.
Vocabulary using 敗
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