勝利・捷利|しょうりshouri[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbvictory; triumph; win; conquest; success
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.
- 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


