Kanji
負
N3
9 strokes
Grade 3
freq #443
defeat, negative, -, minus, bear
On'yomi (音読み)
フ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
ま.ける、 ま.かす、 お.う
On'yomi compounds (音読み)
負担
ふたん
burden; load
勝負
しょうぶ
victory or defeat
負債
ふさい
debt; liabilities
抱負
ほうふ
aspiration; ambition
負傷
ふしょう
injury; wound
自負
じふ
pride; self-confidence
負
ふ
negative; minus
負荷
ふか
burdening; bearing
請負
うけおい
contract (for work); contracting
負託
ふたく
charging (someone) with (a responsibility); entrusting (someone) with
Kun'yomi words (訓読み)
負け
まけ
defeat; loss
負う
おう
to carry on one's back; to bear
負い目
おいめ
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
気負い
きおい
eagerness; enthusiasm
請け負う
うけおう
to contract (to do); to undertake
顔負け
かおまけ
being put to shame; being outshone
勝ち負け
かちまけ
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
負け越し
まけこし
having more losses than wins
負ける
まける
to lose; to be defeated
力負け
ちからまけ
losing by being overmatched; being defeated by a stronger opponent
Example sentences
彼（かれ）の負担（ふたん）を軽（かる）くしてやった。
I relieved him of his burden.
大家族（だいかぞく）を養（やしな）って行（い）く負担（ふたん）が徐々（じょじょ）に彼（かれ）を追（お）いつめてきた。
The pressures of supporting a big family are beginning to catch up with him.
清水の舞台（きよみずのぶたい）から飛び降（とびお）りるつもりで勝負（しょうぶ）に出（で）るよ。
Going all out like this is going to propel me right into an all-or-nothing struggle.
水泳（すいえい）では兄（あに）といい勝負（しょうぶ）だ。
I'm equal to my brother in swimming.