Kanji – failure

The Japanese kanji can mean failure, defeat, reversal.

Meaning and Readings

Meaning: failure, defeat, reversal
Onyomi: ハイ
Kunyomi: やぶれる
Romaji: hai, yabureru
JLPT: 2
Frequency Rank: 516

How is read?

has the onyomi reading ハイ and the kunyomi reading やぶれる.

In romaji, these readings can be written as hai, yabureru.

Common Japanese Words Using

These common Japanese words contain . Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.

  • (いっぱい)one defeat
  • (かんぱい)(suffering a) complete defeat, utter defeat, annihilation
  • (しっぱい)failure, mistake, blunder
  • (しょうはい)victory or defeat, outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
  • (せきはい)regrettable defeat, defeat by a narrow margin
  • (やぶれる)to be defeated, to be beaten, to be unsuccessful, to lose
  • (はいいん)cause of defeat
  • (はいしゃ)loser, defeated person, the defeated
  • (はいせん)defeat, lost battle, losing a war
  • (はいそ)loss of a (legal) case

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