負 – defeat, negative, -

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The kanji 負 means defeat, negative, -, minus, bear, owe, assume a responsibility. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is フ (fu); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is ま.ける、ま.かす、お.う (makeru, makasu, ou). It is written with 9 strokes, under radical 貝 (no. 154).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	フ	fu
Kun’yomi	ま.ける	makeru
Kun’yomi	ま.かす	makasu
Kun’yomi	お.う	ou

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 貝 (Kangxi radical 154). Components: 貝・目・ハ・勹.

Words using 負

負けるまけるto lose負うおうto carry on one's back負けまけdefeat勝負しょうぶvictory or defeat背負うせおうto carry on one's back負債ふさいdebt負傷ふしょうinjury負担ふたんburden負かすまかすto defeat

Example sentences

３対０で彼には負けています。

He's beating me, three to zip.

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負うた子に教えられて浅瀬を渡る。

A child on your back may guide you across a ford.

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これについては私がすべて責任を負います。

I will accept full responsibility for this.

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Kanji with the same radical

資費質賞財買責販貿貨賛購貢賃貴貸

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