I Love Kanji勝つ (katsu)
勝つ (かつ, katsu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to win; to gain victory”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- かつ
- Romaji
- katsu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in つ
- Level
- JLPT N4 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to win; to gain victory · godan verb, intransitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 勝つ
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in つ. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 勝つ | かつ katsu |
| Polite (~masu) | 勝ちます | かちます kachimasu |
| Negative | 勝たない | かたない katanai |
| Polite negative | 勝ちません | かちません kachimasen |
| Past | 勝った | かった katta |
| Polite past | 勝ちました | かちました kachimashita |
| Negative past | 勝たなかった | かたなかった katanakatta |
| Te-form | 勝って | かって katte |
| Potential | 勝てる | かてる kateru |
| Passive | 勝たれる | かたれる katareru |
| Causative | 勝たせる | かたせる kataseru |
| Volitional | 勝とう | かとう katou |
| Imperative | 勝て | かて kate |
| Conditional (~ba) | 勝てば | かてば kateba |
Kanji in 勝つ
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 勝つ.
勝ちかちwin優勝ゆうしょうoverall victory勝敗しょうはいvictory or defeat勝負しょうぶvictory or defeat勝しょうwin勝手にかってにarbitrarily決勝けっしょうdecision of a contest勝手かってone's own convenience勝利しょうりvictory勝るまさるto excel
Source: JMdict entry 1346150 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.