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JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

勝しょう負ぶ

shoubu

match, contest, showdown

Example sentences

  1. ボブはスケートではきみといい勝負しょうぶだ。

    Bob is a good match for you in skating.

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  2. ゆっくりでも着実ちゃくじつにやってゆけば勝負しょうぶには勝かつ。

    Slow and steady wins the race.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 魔王まおうが神かみに野球やきゅうで勝負しょうぶを挑いどんだ。

    The devil challenged God to a baseball game.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 勝負

  • 勝victory; winOnショウKunかつ・まさる・すぐれる
  • 負defeat; negativeOnフKunまける・まかす・おう

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