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    3. 敗戦

    敗戦

    敗はい戦せん

    defeat

    N1KMT4News #6+1CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveHistoryPolitics & LawKanji Vocab24 strokes

    はいせん

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    defeat, lost battle, losing a war

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    そのチームは敗はい戦せんを喫きっした。

    That team suffered a defeat.

    KMT3Sports & Martial Arts
    敗はい戦せん後ご、国くには大おおきな変へん化かを経けい験けんした。

    After the defeat, the country experienced great changes.

    KMT4HistoryPolitics & Law
    彼かれは敗はい戦せんの責せき任にんを負おい、辞じ任にんした。

    He took responsibility for the defeat and resigned.

    KMT5Politics & LawWork & Career
    第だい二に次じ世せ界かい大たい戦せんでの敗はい戦せんは、日に本ほんの歴れき史しに深ふかい影えい響きょうを与あたえた。

    The defeat in World War II had a profound impact on Japanese history.

    KMT5HistoryPolitics & Law
    政せい治じ家かたちは敗はい戦せんの原げん因いんについて激はげしい議ぎ論ろんを交かわした。

    Politicians had a heated debate about the causes of the defeat.

    KMT5Politics & LawHistory

    Kanji that make up this word

    敗
    やぶ.れる…(1)
    failure・defeat・reversal
    戦
    いくさ・たたか.う・おのの.く・そよ.ぐ・わなな.く…(2)
    war・battle・match
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