Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
いち > いっ
Grade: 1
はい > ぱい
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Etymology edit

From (いち) (ichi, one) + (はい) (hai, loss, defeat).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(いっ)(ぱい) (ippai

  1. one defeat
    Antonym: 一勝 (isshō)

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998) NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974) 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō