敗戦

はいせん

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Intransitive defeat; lost battle; losing a war

Kanji

• 敗 defeat. Read as ハイ.
• 戦 war. Read as セン.

Example sentences

• 日本は敗戦後ソ連と平和条約を締結し損ねました。
  After Japan lost the war, it failed to establish a peace treaty with the Soviet Union.

Common phrases

• 敗戦を喫する

Words containing 敗戦

• 敗戦投手 (はいせんとうしゅ) losing pitcher
• 敗戦国 (はいせんこく) defeated country
• デジタル敗戦 (デジタルはいせん) digital defeat

Word lists

• JLPT N1
• Encyclopedia

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