負け|まけmake[0]heiban (flat)

1. noundefeat; loss; losing (a game)
   どっちに転ころんでも君きみの負まけだよ。↗

   Either way, you lose.
2. suffixfailing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.)
3. noundiscount; loss (on a sale)

• Synonym敗戦はいせんNeutralLosing a war or match, especially a nation's defeat, as in 「敗戦国」. 「負け」 is the everyday word with a much wider range.
• Synonym敗北はいぼくWrittenWritten/formal prose word for being beaten in battle or competition, as in 「敗北を喫する」; 「負け」 is the colloquial everyday choice.
• Synonym黒星くろぼしNeutralThe black dot marking a loss in sumo and other sports, by extension a failure or blunder; 「負け」 is the general word.
• Synonym敗はいNeutralMostly a counter or suffix, as in 「三勝二敗」; when simply saying you lost, use 「負け」.
• Antonym勝ちかちNeutralThe opposite of 「負け」 in wins and losses: winning, victory.

For everyday losing and failure, use 「負け」. In written prose say 「敗北」; for losing a war or big match, 「敗戦」. Count wins and losses with 「敗」, and a recorded loss in a match log is 「黒星」.

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

1. 負まけること。敗北はいぼく。
2. 勝負事しょうぶごとなどで損そんをした分ぶん。
3. おまけ。
4. 皮膚ひふのかぶれ。
5. 「まける」の未然みぜん・連用形れんようけい。