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敗 kanji: meaning “failure”, readings and mnemonic

JLPT N311 strokes

Meaning and readings

Meaning
failure
On'yomi
ハイ
Kun'yomi
やぶ・れる

Picture story to remember 敗

The shellfish (貝) fell short of its goal, and the stern taskmaster (攵) wrote down its failure.

Parts in this story:貝

How to write 敗: stroke order

敗 is written with 11 strokes. Watch them drawn in order.

Words that use 敗

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Kanji that share parts with 敗.