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Illustration of 敗戦

敗戦はいせん

はいせん haisen Play N1 Noun Suru verb Intransitive

Meanings and examples

戦争や試合などで負けること。 defeat; losing a war

Example 1

敗戦はいせんのうわさが広ひろまった。

Rumors of defeat were abroad.

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Example 2

敗戦の責任をめぐって議論が続いた。

Debate over responsibility for the defeat continued.

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Kanji breakdown

戦

N3

war; battle; match

On reading
セン
Kun reading
いくさ、たたか.う、おのの.く、そよ.ぐ、わなな.く
Radical
戈

敗

N3

failure; defeat; reversal

On reading
ハイ
Kun reading
やぶ.れる
Radical
攴
Illustration of 一敗

一敗

N1

いっぱい

one defeat

Illustration of 休戦

休戦

N1

きゅうせん

truce; armistice

Illustration of 作戦

作戦

N1

さくせん

military or naval operations; tactics; strategy

Illustration of 戦

戦

N1

いくさ

war; battle; campaign; fight

Illustration of 戦力

戦力

N1

せんりょく

war potential