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What does 敗戦 (はいせん, haisen) mean?

敗戦 (はいせん, haisen) means defeat in war, losing a war.

Quick facts
Readingはいせん
Romajihaisen
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
はいせん
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonhaisen

defeat in war, losing a war

  1. 1noun · suru verb · intransitive defeat; lost battle; losing a war

Example sentences

  • My grandfather was born in the year of the defeat.

  • The defeated nation paid a heavy price in sacrifices.

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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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