敗北 (はいぼく, haiboku) Japanese meaning: defeat | KotomoraCommon word›JLPTN1›Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000敗北する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
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| Dictionary | 敗北する | 敗北しない |
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| Polite | 敗北します | 敗北しません |
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| Past polite | 敗北しました | 敗北しませんでした |
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| Past | 敗北した | 敗北しなかった |
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| Te-form | 敗北して | 敗北しないで |
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| Desire | 敗北したい | 敗北したくない |
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| Potential | 敗北できる | 敗北できない |
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| Passive | 敗北される | 敗北されない |
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| Causative | 敗北させる | 敗北させない |
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| Causative passive | 敗北させられる | 敗北させられない |
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| Volitional | 敗北しよう | |
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| Polite volitional | 敗北しましょう | |
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| Imperative | 敗北しろ | 敗北するな |
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| Conditional | 敗北すれば | 敗北しなければ |
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| Tara conditional | 敗北したら | 敗北しなかったら |
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Our team was defeated in the finals.
It is hard to admit defeat.
Usage patterns
敗北を認めるto admit defeat
He finally admitted defeat.
敗北を喫するto suffer a defeat
Our team suffered a defeat in the final match.
〈相手〉に敗北するto be defeated by someone/something
We were defeated by the powerful team.
敗北に終わるto end in defeat
The long battle ended in defeat.
敗北 is a general word for a single defeat, while 連敗 specifically emphasizes a series of losses in a row.
敗北 is an abstract, formal word for 'defeat', whereas 黒星 is the concrete symbol used to record a specific loss.
敗北 simply means 'defeat' as an objective fact, while 降参 stresses the voluntary act of admitting defeat and ceasing resistance.
