負 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「貝」
道8Elementary year 3 ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「貝」
- On
- フ
- Kun
- ま(ける)・ま(かす)・お(う)
- Meaning
- to lose, to bear, to carry on back
Origin
人 (person) + 貝 (shell/money). A person carrying treasure on their back; it came to mean 'to bear' and later 'to lose'.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| フ | 負担・負傷・勝負 |
|---|---|
| まける | 負ける・負け |
| まかす | 負かす |
| おう | 負う・負い目・背負う |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 勝負しょうぶ
match, contest
- 負担ふたん
burden
Example
試合に 負けて くやしいです。
I am frustrated that I lost the game.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)