This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ハイ、やぶ.れる
Romaji: hai, yabu.reru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

failure, defeat, reversal

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  154
Frequency:  516
Grade:  4
Skip Pattern:  1-7-4
Korean Reading:  pae
Chinese Reading:  bai4
Unicode:  6557
JIS:  4754

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1476
Nelson Index: 4494
New Nelson Index: 2343
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 7b4.1
Four Corner Index: 6884.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 562
Gakken Index: 562
Daikanwanjiten Index: 13227
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0515
Remembering the kanji Index: 331
Kanji Way Index: 420
Kanji Flashcards Index: 589
Kodansha Compact Index: 941
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 591
Kanji in Context Index: 718
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 991
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1342
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 337
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 353
Essential Kanji Index: 670
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1868
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3966
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 693
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 575

Words

(はい)
loss; defeat; counter for losses
失敗 (しっぱい)
failure; mistake; blunder
敗退 (はいたい)
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
連敗 (れんぱい)
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
大敗 (たいはい)
crushing defeat
敗れる (やぶれる)
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
敗北 (はいぼく)
defeat; to be defeated
敗戦 (はいせん)
defeat; losing a war
敗者 (はいしゃ)
the defeated; vanquished; loser
勝敗 (しょうはい)
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
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