Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 敗走(はいそう) in Japanese

敗走
Kana Reading
はいそう
Romaji
haisō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    take flight; take to one's heels
    Example sentence
    ドイツ軍は敗走した。 The Germans took to flight.

Examples of 敗走, はいそう in a sentence

Kanji in this word

走 JLPT 4

7 strokes

run

On'Yomi: ソウ

Kun'Yomi: はし.る

Learn more
敗 JLPT 3

11 strokes

failure, defeat, reversal

On'Yomi: ハイ

Kun'Yomi: やぶ.れる

Learn more