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負け (まけ): defeat, loss — Japanese vocabulary

負け is read まけ and means "defeat, loss". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

負け

Reading
まけ · make
Translation
defeat, loss
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
まけが

Example

彼は負けを認めた。

かれはまけをみとめた。

He admitted himself defeated.

Kanji in this word

  • 負 — lose, carry

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