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Meaning of 敗戦(はいせん) in Japanese

敗戦
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
はいせん
Romaji
haisen
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    defeat; losing a war
    Example sentence
    敗戦うわさ広まった Rumors of defeat were abroad.

Examples of 敗戦, はいせん in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

11 strokes

failure, defeat, reversal

On'Yomi: ハイ

Kun'Yomi: やぶ.れる

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JLPT 3

13 strokes

war, battle, match

On'Yomi: セン

Kun'Yomi: いくさ, たたか.う, おのの.く, そよ.ぐ, わなな.く

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