► 動詞
負う [(2)おう] [liter] meaning: bear rank: 1
☆ 彼は責任を負って辞任した ⇨ He took the responsibility and resigned
☆ 彼は重責を負っている ⇨ He bears heavy responsibilities
負ける [まける] meaning: lose rank: 1
☆ 彼は一回戦で負けた ⇨ He lost in the first round
☆ 彼は何でも負けるのが大嫌いだ ⇨ He hates to lose with anything
負う [(2)おう] [liter] meaning: suffer rank: 1
☆ 彼は事故で重傷を負った ⇨ He suffered serious injuries in the accident
☆ 彼は事業の失敗で大きな負債を負った ⇨ He suffered a large debt by the failure of his business
負ける [まける] meaning: surrender rank: 1
☆ 彼は誘惑に負けた ⇨ He lost to, couldn’t resist, the temptation
☆ 負けるな！ ⇨ Don’t surrender, give up! Hang on!
☆ 逆境に負けない強い人 ⇨ A strong person who won’t succumb to adversities
負ける [まける] [coll] meaning: discount rank: 2
☆ 店の人が5万円を4万5千円に負けてくれた ⇨ The store clerk discounted the price from ¥50K to ¥45K for me
負う [(2)おう] [liter] meaning: owe rank: 2
☆ 彼等の成功は偶然に負う所が大きい ⇨ Their success owes much to coincidence, good luck
負ける [まける] meaning: allergy rank: 3
☆ 肌が金属に負ける ⇨ My skin got metal rash, allergy
負かす [(2)まかす] meaning: defeat rank: 3
☆ あの子はずっと年上の選手を簡単に負かす ⇨ That kid beats much older players easily
負け越す [(3)まけこす] meaning: lose rank: 4
☆ 阪神は通算で巨人に負け越している ⇨ Tigers have a losing all-time record against Giants (☛ Have a losing record in a series, season, all time, etc.)
► 成句
負える [おえる] [手に負える] meaning: deal rank: 2
☆ うちの息子はやんちゃで手に負えない ⇨ My son is really naughty and more than handful. I can’t control him
☆ これは君一人で手に負える問題じゃない ⇨ This is not an issue you can handle all on your own
負けず劣らず [まけずおとらず] meaning: equal rank: 3
☆ 彼女は姉に負けず劣らずの美人だ ⇨ She is just as beautiful as her big sister (☛ Literally means “not losing not being inferior”)
► 名詞
負け [(2)まけ] meaning: defeat rank: 1
☆ お前の負けだ ⇨ You lost
☆ 彼は自分の負けを絶対に認めない ⇨ He never admits his defeat
負 [ふ] meaning: minus rank: 2
☆ 負の数 ⇨ Minus numbers
負 [ふ] meaning: negative rank: 2
☆ 負の遺産 ⇨ A negative legacy
負けん気 [まけんき] [負けん気が強い] meaning: compete rank: 3
☆ 負けん気の強い子 ⇨ A child who hate to lose. A defiant, gusty, child (☛ Dogged and tough-minded)
負け犬 [まけいぬ] meaning: loser rank: 3
☆ あいつは情けない負け犬だ ⇨ He is a pathetic loser
負け惜しみ [まけおしみ] meaning: sour grapes rank: 3
☆ 彼は負け惜しみを言っている ⇨ He is just talking sour grapes
負い目 [おいめ] meaning: debt rank: 4
☆ あなたが彼に負い目を感じる必要は無い ⇨ You don’t have to feel indebted to him (☛ Moral debt)
► 形容動詞
負けず嫌い [(4)まけずぎらい] meaning: compete rank: 3
☆ 彼は子供の時から負けず嫌いだった ⇨ He has always hated to lose, been extremely competitive, since childhood