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JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

負まけ

make

defeat, loss

Example sentences

どっちに転ころんでも君きみの負まけだよ。
Either way, you lose.
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君きみの負まけだ、降参こうさんしろ。
You have been beaten. Give in!
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彼かれは負まけを認みとめた。
He admitted himself defeated.
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Kanji in 負

負defeat; negativeOnフKunまける・まかす・おう

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