敗戦|はいせんhaisen[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbdefeat; lost battle; losing a war
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 敗戦する(はいせんする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 敗戦します(はいせんします) |
| Negative (nai) | 敗戦しない(はいせんしない) |
| polite (masen) | 敗戦しません(はいせんしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 敗戦せず・敗戦せぬ(はいせんせず・はいせんせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 敗戦した(はいせんした) |
| polite (mashita) | 敗戦しました(はいせんしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 敗戦しなかった(はいせんしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 敗戦しませんでした(はいせんしませんでした) |
| Te form | 敗戦して(はいせんして) |
| Potential | 敗戦できる(はいせんできる) |
| Passive | 敗戦される(はいせんされる) |
| Causative | 敗戦させる(はいせんさせる) |
| Causative passive | 敗戦させられる(はいせんさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 敗戦すれば(はいせんすれば) |
| tara | 敗戦したら(はいせんしたら) |
| Volitional | 敗戦しよう(はいせんしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 敗戦しましょう(はいせんしましょう) |
| Imperative | 敗戦しろ(はいせんしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym敗北はいぼくWrittenWritten/formal prose for defeat in a match, election or war; broad in scope, whereas 「敗戦」 covers losing a war or match but is said mostly of wars.
- Synonym敗れるやぶれるWrittenA verb meaning to be defeated; leans written/formal, as in 「決勝で敗れる」.
- Synonym負けまけNeutralLosing in general — the most common everyday word, with the broadest range of use.
- Synonym戦敗せんぱいWrittenWritten/formal prose for defeat in a war; rare in modern usage — in everyday speech say 「敗戦」.
- Synonym負け戦まけいくさNeutralA battle one has lost; also figuratively something doomed to fail. Carries an old-fashioned flavor.
- Synonym敗軍はいぐんWrittenWritten/formal prose: a defeated army, as in 「敗軍の将」; the focus is on the losing troops rather than the defeat itself.
- Related黒星くろぼしNeutralThe mark recorded for a lost bout in sumo; by extension, a failure or blunder.
- Antonym勝利しょうりNeutralVictory — the direct opposite of 「敗戦」.
- Antonym勝ち戦かちいくさNeutralA battle one wins; the counterpart of a lost battle.
Use 「敗戦」 for losing a war, as in 「敗戦国」「敗戦記念日」; it can also refer to losing a match. For defeat in general use 「敗北」 or 「負け」; for a defeated army 「敗軍」; for a losing mark in match records 「黒星」; for victory 「勝利」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


