負け

Japanese

Kanji in this term
負
ま Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
負

Etymology

連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 負(ま)ける (makeru).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) まけ [màké] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ma̠ke̞]

Noun

負(ま)け • (make)

defeat
働(はたら)いたら負(ま)け
hataraitara make
if I work, I lose (lit. "my loss") (Internet meme)

Verb

負(ま)け • (make)

imperfective and stem (or continuative) forms of 負ける (makeru) [ichidan]

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN