N3
負 meaning and readings
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Kanji
負
N3
- Meaning
- defeat, burden
- Onyomi
- フ
- Kunyomi
- ま(ける)、ま(かす)、お(う)
- Formula
- 負 = ⺈ + 貝。
Story
負 is analyzed as a combination of ⺈ (knife), 貝 (money, wealth) and denotes defeat, burden.
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This kanji belongs to JLPT N3.
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