Character · Actions
負
まける makeruおうた outaおうて outeしょうぶ shōbu
carry, lose
Composition
Origin
A figure bent over valuables (貝): to bear on the back, hence to shoulder, and to lose.
In the thoughts
- 負けるmakeruto lose
- 負うたoutacarried on back
- 負うてoutecarrying
- 勝負shōbucontest
Proverbs carrying this character
- 031 負けるが勝ち To lose is to win.
- 094 負うた子に教えられて浅瀬を渡る The child on your back shows you the ford.
- 163 やせ蛙負けるな一茶これにあり Skinny frog, do not give up — Issa is here.
- 200 人の一生は重荷を負うて遠き道を行くが如し A man's life is a long road walked under a burden; there is no need to hurry.
- 207 勝負は時の運 The outcome of a contest belongs also to the hour.