Japanese Conversation · Level 112
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Japanese word
連敗
Pronunciation
Romajirenpai
Meaning
- nounlosing streak
Example
チームは連敗しました。chī mu wa ren pai shi ma shi ta
The team suffered a losing streak.
More examples
そのチームは今季、ホームで連敗を続けています。so no chī mu wa kon ki hō mu de ren pai o tsuzu ke te i ma su
That team is continuing its losing streak at home this season.
Core concept
Shows repeated losses linked in an unbroken sequence rather than a single defeat.
Common phrases
連敗を喫するren pai o kis su ru
suffer a losing streak
連敗を止めるren pai o to me ru
end a losing streak
連敗を重ねるren pai o kasa ne ru
suffer consecutive losses
Similar words
連戦連敗rensenrenpai: A state of losing every contest in a continuing series.
Definition in Japanese
試合や勝負で、勝つことなく敗北が続く状態。shi ai ya shō bu de ka tsu ko to na ku hai boku ga tsuzu ku jō tai
Word origin
連敗 (renpai, "consecutive losses") combines 連 (ren, "in succession") and 敗 (hai, "defeat"); 敗 changes from hai to pai in this compound.
Usage tips
- In conversation, 連敗 (renpai) often combines with する (suru), forming 連敗する (renpai suru) to describe a team that keeps losing.
Opposites
- 連勝renshōwinning streaknoun
Related words
- 連敗するrenpaisurulose consecutive gamesverb