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What does 勝負 (しょうぶ, shoubu) mean?

勝負 (しょうぶ, shoubu) means match, contest; victory or defeat.

Quick facts
Readingしょうぶ
Romajishoubu
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
しょうぶ
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshoubu

match, contest; victory or defeat

  1. 1noun victory or defeat
  2. 2noun · suru verb · intransitive match; contest; game

Example sentences

  • Tomorrow I will play a shogi match against him.

  • The outcome was decided by the final point.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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