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Nihongo Dojo — N3 → N2

Kanji

N3

Meaningsdefeat, negative, -, minus, bear
On'yomi
Kun'yomiま、ま、お
Strokes9
Radical

Compounds

  • to make matters worse, besides, what's more, in addition

  • victory or defeat, match, contest, game

  • to contract (to do), to undertake, to take on (work), to take responsibility for

Example sentences

  • When it comes to real ability, I won't lose to anyone.

  • He shouted at the top of his voice, "This is a battle we cannot lose."

  • Even I was defeated.

  • Shinobu is really persistent. It seems that I am beaten.

  • I don't want to be any more burden to my parents.

  • You must not yield to temptation.

  • The devil challenged God to a baseball game.

  • We had to write off the debt.