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Kanji-of-the-Day: ‘victory’ = 勝

Posted in: Kanji by admin on April 6, 2011

The kanji for 'victory': 勝Today’s kanji from the iStart Japanese! Team is: “victory” = 勝.
It has 12 strokes.

The most common readings of this kanji character are: “SHŌ” 「ショウ」, “ka~” 「か〜」and “masa~” 「まさ〜」.
For example: SHŌBU「勝負」= victory or defeat, match, game.
Also: kachimasu「勝ちます」= to win, defeat, triumph.
And: masarimasu「勝ります」= to excel, be better than, surpass.