How to say "victory" in Japanese

• 勝利しょうりJLPT N1approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbThe all-purpose word for victory: winning a battle, match, or competition. When English 'victory' could fit any contest or struggle, this is usually the word to reach for.
  勝利しょうりを確信かくしんしている。↗

  We're confident of our victory.
• 戦勝せんしょうCommon
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbVictory in the narrow sense of winning a war. It is not the word for winning a match, game or contest; reach for it only when warfare is the subject.
  戦勝せんしょうを祝いわう祝賀会しゅくがかいが開ひらかれた。↗

  Ceremonies were held to celebrate victories.
• ビクトリーCommon
  nounThe loanword, with a light, energetic feel. Typical in sports chants, team slogans and advertising; it would sound out of place in formal writing about a lawsuit or a war.
• 勝訴しょうそCommon
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbVictory strictly in the legal sense: winning a lawsuit or court case. If the English 'victory' refers to a trial outcome, this is the word; it does not extend to sports or war.
• 凱歌がいかCommon
  nounReally a victory song; as 'victory' it is a literary, celebratory use. For plainly saying that someone won, it is seldom the word you want.

Choose 勝利 for victory in general; 勝訴 only for winning a legal case; 戦勝 for victory in war; 「ビクトリー」 as the borrowed word in sports and cheering; 凱歌 is really a literary victory song.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 勝利しょうりvictory
• 戦勝せんしょうwinning a war
• ビクトリーvictory
• 勝訴しょうそwinning a (legal) case
• 凱歌がいかvictory song
• 勝ちかちwin
• 勝しょうwin
• ウィンwin
• 制勝せいしょうvictory
• 勝ち戦かちいくさwinning a battle
• ドン勝ドンかつwinning a match
• 刻こくvictory
• 白星しろぼしvictory mark
• Ｖブイvictory
• 覇はchampionship