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負ける
敗ける
敗北る
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Readings
まける
makeru
English
Ichidan verb
Intransitive verb
to lose, to be defeated
Meaning restricted to 負ける
Ichidan verb
Intransitive verb
to succumb, to give in, to surrender, to yield
Meaning restricted to 負ける
Ichidan verb
Intransitive verb
to be inferior to
Meaning restricted to 負ける
Ichidan verb
Intransitive verb
See also: 気触れる・かぶれる・1
to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
Meaning restricted to 負ける
Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
to reduce the price, to give a discount, to throw in (something extra) for free
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Conjugated forms
Present, Future 負ける, 負けます
[does], will [do] 負けない, 負けません
doesn't [do], will not [do] Past 負けた, 負けました
[did] 負けなかった, 負けませんでした
didn't [do] Te-form, Continuative 負けて, 負けまして 負けないで, 負けませんで 負けなくて
Kanjis
負 ON: フ KUN: ま.ける, ま.かす, お.う
defeat, negative, -, minus, bear, owe, assume a responsibility

Stroke: 9 Grade: 3 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 2-2-7 FC: 2780.0


敗 ON: ハイ KUN: やぶ.れる
failure, defeat, reversal

Stroke: 11 Grade: 4 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 1-7-4 FC: 6884.4


北 ON: ホク KUN: きた
north

Stroke: 5 Grade: 2 JLPT: N4 SKIP: 1-3-2 FC: 1111.1


Phrases
３対０で彼には負けています。
Parts: 対 (たい) 彼 (かれ) には 負ける (まける)
He's beating me, three to zip.