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敗れる (やぶれる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N2 Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
be defeated ; lose ; be unsuccessful
Intransitive verb used for losing in competitions, battles, elections, or attempts. Focuses on the result of being beaten, not the act of losing something.
勝しょう
で
敗やぶ
れ
て
しまっ
た
。
Our team lost in the finals.
Kanji 敗 failure, defeat, reversal Similar words 負ま ける 負ける is the more common and casual word for 'to lose'. 敗れる is slightly more formal and often used in written or news contexts, emphasizing the result of being defeated rather than the act of losing.
破やぶ れる 破れる means 'to be torn' or 'to be broken' (e.g., paper, dreams). 敗れる is specifically for being defeated in a contest or attempt.
Etymology Derived from the intransitive form of the verb 破る (yaburu, 'to tear, to break, to defeat'), with the kanji 敗 specifically used for the sense of being defeated in a contest.
