Memory phrase for the Kanji: 負
負
Meaning
lose, defeat, bear, negative Pronunciation FU ma keru , o u Explanation Top: A person bending down ⺈ , below: money 貝 (Image of a cone-shell 目 with two feelers/antennas 八 )
Mnemonic
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Bent by the money? He must have lost and now bears the burden of debt. Radicals
⺈
kneeling person (Further radicals with „person“ are: sitting 匕 , sitting cross-legged 夂 , lying 才 , bending マ ,卩 , slumped 㔾 or husband 夫 )
貝
money shell a cowries-shell (used as money)
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Vocabulary
負傷者 ふしょうしゃ
injured
7663
負ける まける
to lose, to be defeated
5661
負かす まかす
to defeat
5659
負う おう
to bear, to owe
5658
負担 ふたん
burden, charge, responsibility
5664
勝負 しょうぶ
victory or defeat, match, contest, game, bout
1094
背負う せおう
to be burdened with, to carry on back or shoulder
5060
負け まけ
defeat, loss, losing (a game)
5660
負債 ふさい
debt, liabilities
5662
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, skilled 才, bending マ,卩, slumped 㔾 or husband 夫)
