Mnemonic
A ninja bet all his money on a single risky mission—steal the emperor's crown. But the cheap rope he bought snapped, alarms blared, and he crashed through the floor. Complete failure. The clan disowned him, and he wandered in ruin ever after.
Additional thoughts
Picture the ninja clutching gold coins mid-fall, money scattering as he plummets through a collapsing floor. Cheap gear bought with bad spending leads to spectacular defeat—money and ninja together equal ruin.Quick recall
A ninja wastes all his money on bad gear and meets spectacular failure.Details
The keyword for 敗 is failure. This kanji conveys the idea of being defeated, losing, or failing in an endeavor. It encompasses both the sense of losing a competition or battle and the broader notion of something going wrong or falling apart. It can also refer to decay or ruin, as in something that has deteriorated beyond recovery.
- On'yomi
- はい
- Kun'yomi
- やぶ.れる