I Love Kanji勝る (masaru)
勝る (まさる, masaru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to excel; to surpass”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- まさる
- Romaji
- masaru
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る
- Level
- JLPT N1 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to have an edge; to be superior · godan verb, intransitive
- to outweigh; to preponderate · godan verb, intransitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 勝る
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 勝る | まさる masaru |
| Polite (~masu) | 勝ります | まさります masarimasu |
| Negative | 勝らない | まさらない masaranai |
| Polite negative | 勝りません | まさりません masarimasen |
| Past | 勝った | まさった masatta |
| Polite past | 勝りました | まさりました masarimashita |
| Negative past | 勝らなかった | まさらなかった masaranakatta |
| Te-form | 勝って | まさって masatte |
| Potential | 勝れる | まされる masareru |
| Passive | 勝られる | まさられる masarareru |
| Causative | 勝らせる | まさらせる masaraseru |
| Volitional | 勝ろう | まさろう masarou |
| Imperative | 勝れ | まされ masare |
| Conditional (~ba) | 勝れば | まされば masareba |
Kanji in 勝る
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 勝る.
勝つかつto win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
Source: JMdict entry 1603910 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.