KanjiN3Grade 3 · 小39 strokesRadical 貝#443 in newspapers
負 · defeat, negative
負 is a kanji meaning defeat, negative, -, minus. It has 9 strokes and is on the JLPT N3 list.
On'yomi · from Chinese
- フfu
Kun'yomi · Japanese
- まけるmakeru
- まかすmakasu
- おうou
Practise the N3 kanji
In 第12巻 JLPT N3, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.
Words that use 負 · 9 in our JLPT lists
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 負けるまける | まける | to lose (a game) (v.i.), to be defeated | N4 |
| 負うおう | おう | to bear, to owe | N3 |
| 負けまけ | まけ | defeat, loss | N3 |
| 勝負しょうぶ | しょうぶ | victory or defeat, game | N2 |
| 背負うせおう | せおう | to be burdened with; to carry on (one's) back or shoulder(s) | N2 |
| 負債ふさい | ふさい | debt, liabilities | N1 |
Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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