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
- —優勝カップchampionship cup; trophy
- —薄氷の勝利narrow victory
- —写真判定決勝photo finish
- —出たとこ勝負leaving a matter to chance
- —勝利を収めるto gain a victory; to win
- —幕内最高優勝tournament win in the highest division
- —勝負審判交替change of judges
- —個人優勝制度individual championship system
- —勝負は時の運victory depends on the turn of fortune; winning and losing are both down to luck
- —ガチンコ勝負head-on fight; head-to-head contest; serious contest
- —国際勝共連合International Federation for Victory over Communism (group affiliated with the former Unification Church)
- —勝敗の鍵を握るto have the game in one's hands; to hold the key to victory
- —金光明最勝王経Golden Light Sutra (as translated into Chinese by the monk I Ching)
- —史跡名勝天然記念物historic sites, places of scenic beauty and natural monuments
- —相撲に勝って勝負に負けるto ultimately fail despite being in a favourable position; to fail at the last moment; to win the battle but lose the war; to have the upper hand in sumo (technique) but lose the match
- —形勝picturesque scenery; place of scenic beauty; advantageous position; strategic location
- —１勝one win; one victory
- —勝負所decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
- —準々決勝quarterfinal
- —勝負ごとgambling; competition; game (of chance)