勝しょう負ぶ

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勝負する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Refers to the result of a contest, often used in phrases like 勝負がつく (the outcome is decided) or 勝負を決める (decide the match).

A competitive event or confrontation; can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to compete' or 'to have a match'.

勝しょう負ぶがつくfor the outcome of a match to be decided
延えん長ちょう戦せんでようやく勝しょう負ぶがついた。
The outcome was finally decided in overtime.
勝しょう負ぶを決きめるto settle/decide the match
最さい後ごの一いっ投とうで勝しょう負ぶを決きめた。
The final throw decided the match.
〈人ひと〉と勝しょう負ぶするto have a match/compete with someone
チャンピオンと勝しょう負ぶすることになった。
It turned out that I would compete against the champion.
勝しょう負ぶに勝かつto win the match/contest
苦くるしい勝しょう負ぶに勝かつことができた。
We managed to win a tough match.
勝しょう負ぶに負まけるto lose the match/contest
実じつ力りょくを出だせずに勝しょう負ぶに負まけた。
I couldn't show my true ability and lost the match.

出でたとこ勝しょう負ぶleaving it to chance; playing it by ear; taking things as they come
勝しょう負ぶは時ときの運うんvictory depends on luck; winning and losing are both down to fortune
相撲すもうに勝かって勝しょう負ぶに負まけるwin the battle but lose the war; fail at the last moment despite an advantage

試し合あいN5sense 2
試合 is the neutral word for a sports match, while 勝負 highlights the win-or-lose stakes of a contest, sporting or otherwise.
競きょう争そうN4sense 2
競争 describes ongoing rivalry or competition over time, whereas 勝負 refers to a single decisive contest with a clear winner and loser.
対たい決けつN1sense 2
対決 stresses a face-to-face showdown between two sides, while 勝負 focuses on the outcome of any kind of contest.
勝しょう敗はいN2sense 1
勝敗 is a formal, abstract word meaning 'win or loss' used in reports and statistics, while 勝負 is the everyday word for the contest itself and its outcome.

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取とり組くみN2
取り組み specifically refers to a sumo bout or match, while 勝負 is a more general term for any contest or game with a winner and loser.
勝かち負まけ
勝負 refers to the match or contest itself, whereas 勝ち負け focuses specifically on the resulting win-or-lose outcome.
対たい局きょく
勝負 emphasizes the win-or-lose contest itself and can apply to any kind of competition, whereas 対局 refers specifically to a formal go or shogi game.
対たい戦せん
勝負 highlights the outcome of winning or losing, whereas 対戦 simply describes the act of facing an opponent.
雌し雄ゆう
勝負 means a match or contest and its outcome, whereas 雌雄 (as in 雌雄を決する) is a more formal, idiomatic way of saying the outcome will be decided.
ゲームN4
勝負 emphasizes the win-or-lose contest aspect of a match, while ゲーム is the neutral term for the activity itself.
一いっ戦せん
勝負 focuses on the win-or-lose outcome of a contest, while 一戦 simply denotes the single engagement itself.
バトル
勝負 focuses on the contest's outcome (win or lose), while バトル highlights the act of fighting or competing itself.

勝しょう負ぶ事ごと
gambling; competition; game of chance
勝しょう負ぶ俵だわら
bales forming the edge of the sumo ring
勝しょう負ぶ師し
gambler; professional gambler · risk taker; daredevil
勝しょう負ぶ服ふく
jockey's racing uniform · best clothes; dress to impress; power outfit
勝しょう負ぶ運うん
luck in competitions; luck in gambling

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勝しょう負ぶ飯めし
pre-competition meal; good-luck meal
大おお勝しょう負ぶ
do-or-die game; crucial contest
番ばん勝しょう負ぶ
multi-game competition; best-of-X series
いい勝しょう負ぶ
close contest; even match; worthy opponent
一いち六ろく勝しょう負ぶ
dice gambling; betting on one or six · gambling (general) · risky venture; gamble; hazardous attempt
一いっ回かい勝しょう負ぶ
single-round contest; one-shot game; make-or-break match

Compound of 勝 (win) and 負 (lose), literally 'win or lose', referring to the outcome of a contest.