Today’s Kanji is “負” (ma-keru); Kanji for “bear”.
Handwritten Kanji “負” (ma-keru)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “負”
| 漢字 Kanji | 読み Readings | ローマ字 Romaji | 画数 Stroke Count | 部首 Radical | 意味 Meaning |
| 負 | フ ま-ける ま-かす お-う | fu ma-keru ma-kasu o-u | 9 | 貝 | bear |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “負”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 負ける | まける | Makeru | Lose |
| ランドセルを背負う | らんどせるをせおう | Randoseru wo seou | Carry a school bag |
| 運動負荷検査 | うんどうふかけんさ | Undō fuka kensa | Exercise tolerance test |
