敗 Kanji – failure
The Japanese kanji 敗 can mean failure, defeat, reversal.
Meaning and Readings
How is 敗 read?
敗 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 敗
These common Japanese words contain 敗. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 一敗（いっぱい） — one defeat
- 完敗（かんぱい） — (suffering a) complete defeat, utter defeat, annihilation
- 失敗（しっぱい） — failure, mistake, blunder
- 勝敗（しょうはい） — victory or defeat, outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
- 惜敗（せきはい） — regrettable defeat, defeat by a narrow margin
- 敗れる（やぶれる） — to be defeated, to be beaten, to be unsuccessful, to lose
- 敗因（はいいん） — cause of defeat
- 敗者（はいしゃ） — loser, defeated person, the defeated
- 敗戦（はいせん） — defeat, lost battle, losing a war
- 敗訴（はいそ） — loss of a (legal) case