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敗

Failure
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingハイ
Kun readingやぶ.れる
JōyōGrade 4Level 17

Verbs with «敗»

失敗する敗れる
  1. loss
  2. defeat
  3. counter for losses

Popular Usage

失敗勝敗一敗

Radicals and components

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Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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shellfish · clam · oyster · eye (目) · animal legs (儿) · eight (八) · taskmaster

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 353

Compound words

失敗しっぱい
failure; mistake; blunder
勝敗しょうはい
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
失敗するしっぱいする
to fail
一敗いっぱい
one defeat
完敗かんぱい
(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation
惜敗せきはい
regrettable defeat; defeat by a narrow margin
敗因はいいん
cause of defeat
敗者はいしゃ
loser; defeated person; the defeated
敗戦はいせん
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
敗訴はいそ
loss of a (legal) case
敗退はいたい
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
敗北はいぼく
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
腐敗ふはい
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; spoilage; corruption
連敗れんぱい
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
惨敗ざんぱい
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
大敗たいはい
crushing defeat
敗れるやぶれる
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
失敗談しっぱいだん
failure story; horror story
苦敗くはい
bitter cup
再敗さいはい
second defeat
成敗せいばい
punishment
敗衄はいじく
defeat
必敗ひっぱい
certain defeat
失敗学しっぱいがく
(science of) failure analysis

Additional Examples

彼は背伸びをして失敗した。
He bit off more than he could chew.tatoeba
彼は入学試験に失敗した。
He failed the entrance exam.tatoeba
彼は二度入試に失敗して大学に入学した。
He entered the university after failing the examination twice.tatoeba

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Defeat. 貝 (money) + 攵 (a blow) — wealth smashed, a loss.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 敗

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step