- 1. [exp] don't be a sore loser; don't make excuses for your failures; a defeated general should not talk of strategy (proverb)
Kanji in this word
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敗
failure, defeat, reversalOn: ハイ (hai)Kun: やぶ.れる (yabu.reru)
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軍
army, force, troops, war, battleOn: グン (gun)Kun: いくさ (ikusa)
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将
leader, commander, general, admiral, or, and again, soon, from now on, just aboutOn: ショウ (shou)、 ソウ (sou)Kun: まさ.に (masa.ni)、 はた (hata)、 まさ (masa)、 ひきい.る (hikii.ru)、 もって (motte)
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兵
soldier, private, troops, army, warfare, strategy, tacticsOn: ヘイ (hei)、 ヒョウ (hyou)Kun: つわもの (tsuwamono)
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語
word, speech, languageOn: ゴ (go)Kun: かた.る (kata.ru)、 かた.らう (kata.rau)