Chinese

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pity; regret; rue
pity; regret; rue; begrudge
 
be defeated; to defeat; loss
trad. (惜敗)
simp. (惜败)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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惜敗

  1. to be unfortunately defeated; to lose (to the opponent) regretfully

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
せき
Grade: S
はい
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(せき)(はい) (sekihai

  1. (competition) losing by a narrow margin

Antonyms

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Verb

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(せき)(はい)する (sekihai surusuru (stem (せき)(はい) (sekihai shi), past (せき)(はい)した (sekihai shita))

  1. (competition) to be unfortunately defeated, to lose (to the opponent) regretfully

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN