敗 defeat

Also: failure

On'yomi: ハイ
Kun'yomi: やぶ-れる
Strokes: 11
JLPT: N4
Taught in: Primary school, year 4

In the kun'yomi, the kana after a dash are written after the kanji (okurigana): やぶ-れる.

Stroke order

1
2
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4
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9
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11

敗 is written in 11 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

Someone strikes (攵) your money bag (貝) and it spills — that loss is a clear defeat.

A common word

失敗しっぱい failure

Example sentences

料理に失敗しました。
りょうりにしっぱいしました。
I messed up the cooking.
昨日の試合に敗れました。
きのうのしあいにやぶれました。
We lost yesterday's match.

Kanji that share a part

貝 is its radical. 35 kanji share it in all.

買 buy
負 lose
則 rule
員 employee
貸 lend
質 quality
財 property N3
貧 poverty N3

攵 is a component. 27 kanji share it in all.

政 politics
教 teach
放 set free N3
務 task N3
散 scatter N3
数 number N3
攻 attack N2
改 reformation N2