まけぐみ

Japanese

Alternative spellings
負け組 敗け組 負組 敗組

Etymology

From 負(ま)け (make, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 負(ま)ける (makeru).”) + 組(くみ) (kumi). The kumi changes to gumi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ma̠ke̞ɡɯ̟ᵝmʲi]

Noun

まけぐみ • (makegumi) ^{←まけぐみ (makegumi)?}

1. losers, dropout
2. (Brazil, historical) those who accepted Japanese defeat in WWII

   Synonyms: 認識派 (literally “recognition camp”), (derogatory) 敗希派 (literally “camp that hopes for defeat”)

Antonyms

• 勝(か)ち組(ぐみ) (kachigumi, “winners”)

Related terms

• 敗者(はいしゃ) (haisha)