Kanji1 / 12
勝 kanji
victory, win, prevail, excel
- JLPT level
- N3 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N4 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- Grade 3 (elementary school)
On readings
ショウ
Kun readings
かつ-がちまさるすぐれるかつ
Words with 勝
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —いい勝負equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
- —互角勝負equal contest; close game; well-matched game; even match
- —総合優勝overall victory; victory in the overall standings
- —直球勝負straightforward approach; playing it straight; fair deal
- —連勝単式perfecta (bet); exacta; straight forecast
- —勝負ありwe have a result!; game over!; match!
- —逆転勝利come-from-behind victory; comeback win
- —全戦全勝winning every match; victory in every battle
- —勝負なしdraw; tie
- —愛の勝利Amor Vincit Omnia (painting by Caravaggio)
- —準準決勝戦quarterfinal game of a tournament
- —勝利又勝利victory after victory
- —優勝を争うto contend for victory
- —優勝決定戦deciding match (in a competition for a cup (pennant))
- —軍事的勝利military victory
- —同点決勝戦tiebreaker
- —勝負パンツ"lucky" underwear (esp. panties), set aside for special dates
- —真っ向勝負head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
- —優勝テープfinish line tape
- —勝負どころdecisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation