Question

負 ま.ける、ま.かす、お.う 負担(ふたん): burden; charge; responsibility勝負(しょうぶ): victory or defeat; match; contest; game; bout負け(まけ): defeat; loss; losing (a game)負債(ふさい): debt; liabilities負傷(ふしょう): injury; wound負う(おう): (1) to bear; to carry on one's back (2) to take responsibility for; to accept a duty (3) to be injured (4) to owe負ける(まける): (1) to lose; to be defeated (2) to succumb; to give in; to surrender; to yield (3) to be inferior to (4) to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.) (5) to reduce the price; to lower the price; to give a discount on背負う(せおう): (1) to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to carry on back or shoulder (2) to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something)負かす(まかす): to defeat負んぶ(おんぶ): carrying on one's back (e.g. baby)お負け(おまけ): (1) freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; bonus; an extra (2) (on the spot) price reduction (3) exaggeration 3 勹: wrapping enclosure; wrapping radical (no. 20)貝: shellfish 貝 7 (none) defeat Defeat is defined by a shellfish in binds.

Accepted Answer

フ defeat, negative, -, minus, bear, owe, assume a responsibility 3 443 9 154 かい・かいへん・こがい 会意 Compound Ideographic Tied up, the shellfish had to accept defeat!

Kanji	負
Onyomi	フ
Kunyomi	ま.ける、ま.かす、お.う
English	defeat, negative, -, minus, bear, owe, assume a responsibility
Examples	負担(ふたん): burden; charge; responsibility 勝負(しょうぶ): victory or defeat; match; contest; game; bout 負け(まけ): defeat; loss; losing (a game) 負債(ふさい): debt; liabilities 負傷(ふしょう): injury; wound 負う(おう): (1) to bear; to carry on one's back (2) to take responsibility for; to accept a duty (3) to be injured (4) to owe 負ける(まける): (1) to lose; to be defeated (2) to succumb; to give in; to surrender; to yield (3) to be inferior to (4) to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.) (5) to reduce the price; to lower the price; to give a discount on 背負う(せおう): (1) to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to carry on back or shoulder (2) to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something) 負かす(まかす): to defeat 負んぶ(おんぶ): carrying on one's back (e.g. baby) お負け(おまけ): (1) freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; bonus; an extra (2) (on the spot) price reduction (3) exaggeration
JLPT Level	3
Jouyou Grade	3
Frequency	443
Components	勹: wrapping enclosure; wrapping radical (no. 20) 貝: shellfish
Number of Strokes	9
Kanji Radical	貝
Radical Number	154
Radical Strokes	7
Radical Reading	かい・かいへん・こがい
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	会意 Compound Ideographic
Keyword	defeat
Koohii Story 1	Tied up, the shellfish had to accept defeat!
Koohii Story 2	Defeat is defined by a shellfish in binds.

Responsibility Back E.G Defeat Shellfish Carry One's Accept