勝つ To Win

Meaning

Primary

To Win

Word Type

intransitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means win so the verb version is to win.

Reading

かつ

Explanation

Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you:

What did you just win? You won a new car (か)!

Context

Common Word Combinations

• 〜に勝つ

  勝負に勝つ

  to win a match

  日本に勝つ

  to win against Japan

  相手に勝つ

  to defeat an opponent

• 〜が勝つ

  私が勝つ

  I win

  日本が勝つ

  Japan wins

  どちらが勝つ

  who will win

Context Sentences

トムはいつも実力で勝つ。

Tom always wins with skill.

勝つために、たくさんトレーニングをしました。

I did a lot of training in order to win.

マリアはいつも勝つためにがんばっている。

Maria is always working hard to win.

Kanji Composition

1. 勝

   しょう Win