勝利・捷利|しょうりshouri[1]atamadaka (head-high)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Which spelling to use
勝利勝利 is the most common written form and the recommended choice for learners, so it is the form to use by default.
捷利捷利 is a rarely used written form; you will seldom see it, so learners should normally use 勝利 instead.
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbvictory; triumph; win; conquest; success
    勝利しょうりを確信かくしんしている。↗
    We're confident of our victory.
Conjugation
Dictionary form勝利する(しょうりする)
Polite (masu)勝利します(しょうりします)
Negative (nai)勝利しない(しょうりしない)
polite (masen)勝利しません(しょうりしません)
classical zu / nu勝利せず・勝利せぬ(しょうりせず・しょうりせぬ)
Past (ta)勝利した(しょうりした)
polite (mashita)勝利しました(しょうりしました)
Past negative (nakatta)勝利しなかった(しょうりしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)勝利しませんでした(しょうりしませんでした)
Te form勝利して(しょうりして)
Potential勝利できる(しょうりできる)
Passive勝利される(しょうりされる)
Causative勝利させる(しょうりさせる)
Causative passive勝利させられる(しょうりさせられる)
Conditional (ba)勝利すれば(しょうりすれば)
tara勝利したら(しょうりしたら)
Volitional勝利しよう(しょうりしよう)
polite (mashou)勝利しましょう(しょうりしましょう)
Imperative勝利しろ(しょうりしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym勝つかつNeutralThe everyday verb for winning, common in speech; 「勝利」 is a Sino-Japanese noun with a more formal feel.
  • Synonym勝ちかちNeutralNoun for a win, as in 「勝ちを収める」; more colloquial than 「勝利」.
  • Synonym白星しろぼしNeutralA victory mark or a counted win in sumo; leans toward sports talk, especially sumo coverage.
  • SynonymビクトリーNeutralA loanword for victory; mostly seen in slogans, chants and names rather than plain prose.
  • Synonym制勝せいしょうWrittenWritten/formal: gaining victory over an opponent; rarely used in modern Japanese.
  • Synonym勝しょうWrittenWritten/formal. As a counter it tallies wins, as in 「3勝1敗」; seldom stands alone.
  • Related制覇せいはWrittenWritten/formal: dominating a field or taking the title, as in 「全国制覇」. Stresses overall supremacy; 「勝利」 covers winning generally, one match or the whole campaign.
  • Related勝ち取るかちとるNeutralTo win something through effort, as in 「優勝を勝ち取る」; stresses gaining it by hard striving.
  • Related勝ち得るかちえるWrittenWritten/formal: to attain something such as trust or a reputation, as in 「信頼を勝ち得る」.
  • Antonym敗北はいぼくNeutralDefeat or loss in battle or a contest; the direct opposite of 「勝利」.

Use 「勝利」 for winning a match or war, as in 「勝利を収める」. In speech say 「勝つ」 or 「勝ち」; for taking a title or dominating a field use 「制覇」, and for winning through effort 「勝ち取る」. The opposite is 「敗北」.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 勝かつこと。トライアンフ。
  2. 大おおきな成功せいこう。
Kanji in this word
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JLPT vocabulary levels are community estimates, not official (no official lists have been published since the 2010 revision).

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