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勝負 (しょうぶ): victory or defeat, game — Japanese vocabulary

勝負 is read しょうぶ and means "victory or defeat, game". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

勝負

Reading
しょうぶ · shoubu
Translation
victory or defeat, game
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
しょうぶが

Example

ボブはスケートではきみといい勝負だ。

ボブはスケートではきみといいしょうぶだ。

Bob is a good match for you in skating.

Kanji in this word

  • 勝 — Victory, Win, Prevail
  • 負 — lose, carry

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