Meaning

Primary

Victory Or Defeat

Alternatives

Win Or Lose, Outcome

Word Type

noun

Explanation

You have win and you have defeat. When you are talking about both in one word, you have victory or defeat.

Reading

しょうはい
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Context Sentences

その戦いの勝敗なら、一昨日の朝決まりましたよ。

The game's outcome was decided on the morning of the day before last.

コウイチのその一言が、勝敗の分かれ目になったんです。

That one word Koichi said made the difference between victory and defeat.

私の両親はいつも、全力を尽くしさえすれば、勝敗は問題ではないと言っていたけれど、私はそれが好きじゃありませんでした。もちろん、私は勝敗をとても気にします。だって、ベストを尽くした後に負けるなんて、意味が無いじゃないですか。

My parents always told me that it doesn’t matter if I win or lose, as long as I try my best, but I didn’t like that. Of course, I care very much about winning and losing. If I lose after doing my best, then there’s no point.

Kanji Composition