勝 (excel, prevail, victory, win) - Kanji Codex

勝

excel, prevail, victory, win

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ショウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

-が.ちか.つかつすぐ.れるまさ.る

Nanori (名乗り)

かちとよし

Stroke Order

12 / 12

Information

Grade:3

Strokes:12

JLPT:3

Frequency:185

Vocabulary

ショウ

Word	Reading	Meaning
勝者	ショウシャ	winner; victor
勝訴	ショウソ	winning a (legal) case; victory (in a legal case)
勝敗	ショウハイ	victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
勝利	ショウリ	victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
戦勝	センショウ	winning a war; victory

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
圧勝	あっしょう	overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
決勝	けっしょう	decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
準決勝	じゅんけっしょう	semifinal
勝ち越し	かちこし	having more wins than losses; taking the lead (in points, goals, etc.)
勝つ	かつ	to win; to gain victory

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