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17 敗れる
To Be Defeated

WaniKani Jisho

Meaning

Primary

To Be Defeated

Secondary

To Be Unsuccessful

Word Type

intransitive verb, ichidan verb

Reading

やぶれる

Notes

Groups

    • 破れる （やぶれる） To Get Torn, To Get Broken, To Get Ripped

    • 敗れる （やぶれる） To Be Defeated, To Be Unsuccessful

    • 負ける （まける） To Lose, To Be Defeated

    • 敗れる （やぶれる） To Be Defeated, To Be Unsuccessful

    • 敗北 （はいぼく、not on WK） Defeat

Remarks

  • 敗れる has the same sound as 破れる. Perhaps 敗れる is like saying "To Get Torn (A New One)".

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