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On'yomi
ショウ
SHOU
Kun'yomi
か.つ・-が.ち・まさ.る・すぐ.れる・かつ
katsu / gachi / masaru / sugureru / katsu

victory · win · prevail · excel

powerful

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Strokes12
Frequency#185
Radicalpower(2)

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Component Breakdown

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moon + 劵

Cultural Context

Etymology

Composed of flesh and roll. Winning by rolling flesh.

Symbolism

Victory, championship, win. Represents winning.

Related Culture & Scenes

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Anime & Manga

賭ケグルイ

Kakegurui(2014)

anime/manga

Obsession with 'winning' in gambling.

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Games

ストII

Street Fighter II(1991)

アーケード/全プラットフォーム

Developer: Capcom

Origin of fighting games aiming to 'win.'

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Words & Expressions

Four-Character Compounds

一六勝負

いちろくしょうぶ

gambling on whether the throw of a die will produce a "one" or a "six"; gambling with dice; gambling; gambling on whether the throw of a die will produce a "one" or a "six"

自分勝手

じぶんかって

selfishness; egotism; egoism; selfishness

真剣勝負

しんけんしょうぶ

fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest; fighting with real swords

得手勝手

えてかって

self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; self-willed

百戦百勝

ひゃくせんひゃくしょう

ever-victorious; many successful campaigns; invincibility; ever-victorious

優勝劣敗

ゆうしょうれっぱい

survival of the fittest; survival of the fittest

連戦連勝

れんせんれんしょう

succession of victories; succession of victories

手前勝手

てまえがって

self-centered; self-centred; selfish; self-centered

先手必勝

せんてひっしょう

victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm; victory goes to the one who makes the first move

無手勝流

むてかつりゅう

winning without fighting; method used to win without fighting; one's own way of doing things (i.e. as different from that of one's instructor); winning without fighting

正勝吾勝

まさかつあがつ

true victory is victory over oneself; true victory is victory over oneself

勝ち逃げ

かちにげ

Quit while you're ahead; Leaving after winning

Proverbs & Idioms

勝って兜の緒を締めよ

かってかぶとのおをしめよ

Tighten your helmet straps after victory

Stay vigilant even after success