Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 4

JLPT level: N3

516 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 11

Meaning: failure, defeat, reversal

Kunyomi: やぶ.れる

Onyomi: ハイ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: ぼくづくり

Meaning: rap

Strokes: 4

Examples

Examples with audio

(しょうはい)   victory or defeat

戦(はいせん)   defeat (in war)

北する(はいぼくする)   be defeated [v.i.]

する(ふはいする)   decay [v.i.]

する(しっぱいする)   fail, make a mistake

れる(やぶれる)   be defeated [v.i.]

る(やぶる)   defeat [v.t.]

Onyomi Examples

ハイ loss, defeat, counter for losses

ハイイン cause of defeat

セキハイ regrettable defeat, defeat by a narrow margin

レイハイ going undefeated, losing without scoring a point, whitewash, being shut out

Kunyomi Examples

れる やぶれる to be defeated, to be beaten, to be unsuccessful, to lose