一敗

Japanese

Kanji in this term
一	敗
いち > いっ Grade: 1	はい > ぱい Grade: 4
on’yomi

Etymology

From 一(いち) (ichi, “one”) + 敗(はい) (hai, “loss, defeat”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) いっぱい [ìppáí] (Heiban – [0])^[1][2][3]
• IPA^(key): [ip̚pa̠i]

Noun

一(いっ)敗(ぱい) • (ippai) 

1. one defeat

   Antonym: 一勝 (isshō)

References

1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
3. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō