Refers to losing a match, battle, or contest. Often used in sports, games, and competitive contexts.
昨日の試合は我がチームの敗に終わった。
Yesterday's match ended in defeat for our team.
counter for losses
Attached to numbers to count losses, especially in sports records. Antonym: 勝 (しょう).
Antonyms: 勝 (しょう)
今シーズンは3勝2敗だ。
This season we have 3 wins and 2 losses.
This season the record was 10 wins and 5 losses.
強豪チームに大敗を喫した。
They suffered a heavy defeat against the powerhouse team.
That's the third loss of the season now.
敗 is the formal, often written term used in compounds and sports records, while 負け is the everyday spoken word for a loss.
failure; mistake; blunder
defeat; loss; setback
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
decomposition; putrefaction; spoilage · corruption; degeneracy; decay
consecutive defeats; losing streak
loser; defeated person; the defeated
defeat; elimination
victory or defeat; outcome (of a contest)
crushing defeat; overwhelming loss; utter failure
From Middle Chinese 敗 (pæjH). The kanji 敗 originally depicts a hand holding a stick striking a cowrie shell, symbolizing destruction or ruin, and later extended to mean 'defeat'.
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation
undefeated; unbeaten
crushing defeat; heavy loss
losing a lawsuit; defeat in court
success and failure; outcome
punishment; judgment
cause of defeat; reason for losing
undefeated; unbeatable; invincible
complete defeat; losing all matches; no wins in a tournament
sepsis; septicemia; blood poisoning
rout; flight; debacle
narrow defeat; regrettable loss
survival after defeat; remnants of a defeated force · decline; ruin; downfall
loss by default; default loss
signs of defeat; negative turn of events
one defeat; a single loss
second defeat; losing again
defeat of the weaker; survival of the fittest
certain defeat; inevitable loss
defeat in war; military defeat
defeat and ruin; being defeated and destroyed