負け

Japanese

Kanji in this term
負
ま Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Etymology

連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 負(ま)ける (makeru).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) まけ [màké] (Heiban – [0])[1]
IPA^(key): [ma̠ke̞]

Noun

負(ま)け • (make)

defeat
働(はたら)いたら負(ま)け
hataraitara make
if I work, I lose (lit. "my loss") (Internet meme)

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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