Illustration: At a neighborhood children's sumo event in Japan, a smaller wrestler completes a firm push that sends a larger opponent's foot outside the circular rope boundary. The smaller child remains securely inside, hands extended from the decisive action.

JLPT N1verbLevel estimated by Bebop

負まかす

makasu

to defeat

Example sentences

  1. あんなやつを負まかすのはお茶ちゃの子こさいさいだ。

    I can beat him hands down.

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  2. 私わたしはチェスで彼かれを負まかした。

    I beat him at chess.

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  3. こい、負まかしてやる。

    Come on, I will beat you.

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Kanji in 負

  • 負defeat; negativeOnフKunまける・まかす・おう

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