負 — lose/bear

Grade 3 kanji · 9 strokes · on'yomi fu · kun'yomi ma·keru.

A shell (貝) with a person below — bearing a heavy weight, losing.

Example words

• 負ける — makeru — to lose
• 負担 — futan — burden

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