必ひっ勝しょう

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

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noun

certain victory; sure win

Used to express unwavering confidence in winning, often in sports, competitions, or motivational contexts. Frequently appears in compound phrases like 必勝法 or 必勝祈願.

彼かれは必ひっ勝しょうを誓ちかって試し合あいに臨のぞん

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He entered the match vowing certain victory.

必ひっ勝しょうの戦せん略りゃくを練ねる。

We devise a strategy for sure victory.

Usage patterns

必ひっ勝しょうを祈いのるto pray for a certain victory
決けっ勝しょう戦せんの前まえに必ひっ勝しょうを祈いのった。
I prayed for a sure win before the final match.
必ひっ勝しょうを誓ちかうto vow to win for certain
チーム全ぜん員いんで必ひっ勝しょうを誓ちかった。
The whole team vowed to win for sure.
必ひっ勝しょうを目め指ざすto aim for a certain victory
選せん手しゅたちは必ひっ勝しょうを目め指ざして練れん習しゅうした。
The athletes practiced aiming for a sure win.

Expressions

先せん手て必ひっ勝しょうthe early bird gets the worm; victory goes to the one who makes the first move

Kanji

必invariably, certain, inevitable
勝victory, win, prevail
捷victory, fast

Related words

勝しょう利りN2
勝利 is the general noun for 'victory' after the fact, while 必勝 stresses unwavering confidence in winning before or during a contest.

Opposites

必ひっ敗ぱい
必敗 means 'certain defeat', the direct opposite of 必勝's 'certain victory'.

Don't confuse with

必ひっ殺さつ
必殺 focuses on a deadly technique or move, whereas 必勝 focuses on certain victory as an outcome, so despite sharing 必 they describe different things.

Word family

必ひっ勝しょう法ほう
surefire way to win; winning formula
必ひっ勝しょう不ふ敗はい
certain victory; invincibility

Written forms

必ひっ勝しょうUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling; commonly used in slogans, sports, and business contexts.
必ひっ捷しょう
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 捷 shares the meaning of 'victory' but is not common in modern Japanese.

Etymology

Compound of 必 (certainly, without fail) and 勝 (win, victory). The reading ひっしょう follows standard on'yomi. The alternative kanji 捷 is a rare variant also meaning 'victory'.