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負 means 'defeat'

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Strokes : 9    Frequency: 506   JLPT: N3    Usefulness: 3    Study set: 3-13    Grade: 3   Intermediate lesson: 26    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 95 words   Used in 236 words   Used in 48 names   Component in 1 kanji (0 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   フ
Kun
   まかす to defeat   まける to be defeated   おう to carry (on one's back)
Variants
负 (Chinese)  
Components
⿱  ⺈ (ク) corner  貝 shellfish  
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See also
角 corner; horn  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 負 is used 11 times, read 3 ways (with 1 variation).
Across all words in Japanese, 負 is used 203 times, read 3 ways (with 1 variation).
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フ : 86 words FIND ALL
ふ た ん 0
burden; charge; responsibility
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フ (read as ぶ) : 28 words FIND ALL
し ょ う ぶ 1
victory or defeat; match; contest; game; bout
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まかす : 56 words FIND ALL
ま け る 0
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to lose; to be defeated
2. to succumb; to give in; to surrender; to yield  (this meaning is restricted to form 負ける)
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おう : 33 words FIND ALL
お う 0
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to bear; to carry on one's back  (see also: 背負う)
2. to take responsibility for; to accept a duty
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An additional one less common word includes 負 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 406 (originally: 383)  Joy o' Kanji : 383  Key to Kanji: 920 

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負
フ   まかす to defeat   まける to be defeated   おう to carry (on one's back)   
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貝
かい shellfish   
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ハ
katakana 'ha'; eight
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ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
⺈
corner
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