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敗北 JLPT 1
- Kana Reading
- はいぼく
- Romaji
- haiboku
- Word Senses
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Examples of 敗北, はいぼく in a sentence
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Bravely though they fought, they were defeated.
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He will on no account accept defeat.
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彼は、自分のお気に入りのコーラス・ガールが、ほかの男と結婚した時、敗北を認めた。
He threw in the towel in defeat when his favorite chorus girl married another man.
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Defeat and failure make people too humble.
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The defeated army retreated from the country.
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将軍は結局のところ敗北を認めたが、予想だにしなかったことである。
The general had 20/20 hindsight about the defeat, but no foresight at all.
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