戦敗

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
戦 敗
せん
Grade: 4 		はい > ぱい
Grade: 4
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
戰敗 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

戦(せん)敗(ぱい) • (senpai) 

  1. defeat in war
    Synonyms: 敗戦 (haisen), 敗軍 (haigun), 負け戦 (makeikusa)
    Antonyms: 戦勝 (senshō), 勝軍 (shōgun), 勝ち戦 (kachiikusa)
    • 1946, 永井壮吉, 冬日の窓‎, 青空文庫:
      戦敗(せんぱい)は言(い)ふを俟(ま)たず、民族(みんぞく)に取(と)つて不幸(ふかう)の最大(さいだい)なるものだ。然(しか)し戦勝(せんしよう)のみが民族(みんぞく)の光栄(くわうえい)であるとも限(かぎ)られまい。
      Senpai wa iu o matazu, minzoku ni totte fukō no saidai naru mono da. Shikashi senshō nomi ga minzoku no kōei de aru to mo kagiraremai.
      It goes without saying that defeat in war is the greatest misfortune for a people. However, it can hardly be said that only victory in war is glory for a people.

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