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負
JLPT N3 Kanji

負 — defeat, negative, minus, bear, owe, assume a responsibility

  • JLPT N3
  • 9 strokes
  • Grade 3
  • Radical 貝
  • #443 most frequent

Readings

On'yomi
フ
Kun'yomi
ま.けるま.かすお.う

Example words

  • 負担ふたんburden; charge; responsibility
  • 勝負しょうぶvictory or defeat; match; contest; game; bout
  • 負けまけdefeat; loss; losing (a game)
  • 負債ふさいdebt; liabilities
  • 負傷ふしょうinjury; wound
  • 負うおう(1) to bear; to carry on one's back (2) to take responsibility for; to accept a duty (3) to be injured (4) to owe
  • 負けるまける(1) to lose; to be defeated (2) to succumb; to give in; to surrender; to yield (3) to be inferior to (4) to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.) (5) to reduce the price; to lower the price; to give a discount on
  • 背負うせおう(1) to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to carry on back or shoulder (2) to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something)