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負

負 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. （ものを背中に）おう、せおう。
  2. （厄介なものを）引き受ける。
  3. （頼りになるものを）おっている。
  4. 状況が悪い。否定的。
  5. 数値が零（無）より小さい。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

一説には形声。「貝」+音符「伓」。のち「不」を省略して現在の字形となる。「おう」を意味する漢語「負」を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

defeat, negative, -, minus, bear, owe, assume a responsibility

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • フElem.
Kun (native)
  • ま(ける)Elem.
  • ま(かす)Elem.
  • お(う)Elem.
Other languages
  • 拼音fu4
  • 한글bu
  • Hán-ViệtPhụ

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
9 strokes
Radical
貝(かい)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+8CA0

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱⺈貝

Words using this kanji

  • 負担ふたん責任や義務などを身に引き受けること。 その人にとって、仕事や義務が重過ぎること。burden, load, responsibility, bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.)
  • 負けまけ「まけ」を参照。defeat, loss, losing (a game), failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.)
  • 負債ふさい他から金品を借り、その返済義務を負うこと。また、その返すべき金品。 簿記においては、債権者に対しての債務と負債性引当金を合計したもの。また、企業の総資本から自己資本を引いたもの。debt, liabilities
  • 負傷ふしょう外傷を負うこと、けがをすること。injury, wound
  • 負うおうおう 参照to carry on one's back, to bear, to shoulder, to take (responsibility)
  • 負い目おいめおいめ 参照(feeling of) indebtedness, feeling obliged
  • 負ふ（フ）実数で零（無）より小さい数。 （フ）悪い状態。否定的な状態。厭わしい状態。negative, minus
  • 負荷ふか負い担うこと。 子が父祖の仕事を受け継ぎ役目を果たすこと。 全体または部分にかかる力やエネルギー、要因など。負担。荷重。burdening, bearing, shouldering, imposing
  • 負け越しまけこしhaving more losses than wins
  • 負けるまける「まける」を参照。to lose, to be defeated, to be beaten, to give in (to)
  • 負け犬まけいぬまけいぬを参照loser, failure, underdog, unsuccessful person
  • 負かすまかす「まかす」を参照。to defeat
  • 負んぶおんぶ「おんぶ」の漢字表記。carrying (someone) on one's back (esp. a child), piggyback ride, relying on (someone), being (financially) dependent on
  • 負託ふたく責任を持たせて任せること。charging (someone) with (a responsibility), entrusting (someone) with, entrusted responsibility, mandate
  • 負けん気まけんきcompetitive spirit, spirit of rivalry, aversion to losing
  • 負け惜しみまけおしみ「まけおしみ」の漢字表記。being a poor loser, unwillingness to admit defeat, sour grapes
  • 負号ふごう負数を示す符号。-。minus sign (-), negative sign
  • 負性ふせいnegative properties
  • 負数ふすう零より小さい数。negative number
  • 負極ふきょく電気で陰極のこと。 磁石が南を指す極。anode, negative pole, negative electrode

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