負 — Japanese kanji
9 strokes · N3
Meanings: Defeat, Negative, -, Minus, Bear, Owe, Assume A Responsibility
On’yomi: ふ · Kun’yomi: ま.ける、ま.かす、お.う
Radicals in 負
- ハ — (0 strokes)
- 勹 — wrap (2 strokes)
- 目 — eye (5 strokes)
- 貝 — shell (7 strokes)
Words using 負
- 負う (おう): to bear, to take responsibility for — Work, Organizations & Systems
- 顔負け (かおまけ): be outclassed; be no match (for) — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 15 - Manners and Etiquette
- 背負う (せおう): to carry on one's back; to shoulder — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 08 - Accidents and Natural Disasters
- 負傷 (ふしょう): injury, wound — Health, Body & Life Events
- 負担 (ふたん): burden, charge, responsibility — Economy, Business & Finance
- 抱負 (ほうふ): aspiration; ambition — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 20 - Technology and Everyday Life
- 負けず嫌い (まけずぎらい): competitive; hates to lose — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 17 - Social Issues
- 負けます (まけます): lose, be beaten — わたしも そう 思います — Expressing opinions and agreement
- 負ける (まける): lose — Lesson 21: ～ために (In Order To)
- 負けるが勝ち (まけるがかち): win by losing; losing is winning — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 14 - People and Nature
- わざと 負 ける (わざとまける): lose on purpose; throw a game — 第6週 (2) - ちゃんと頑張っています
- 環境負荷 (環境負荷（かんきょうふか）): environmental burden — Environment and Energy
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