What does the kanji 負 mean?

defeat, negative, -, minus, bear

How is the kanji 負 read?

フ (Fu); ま.ける (Makeru); ま.かす (Makasu); お.う (Ou)

負

Makeruまける

defeat

Fuふ

Examples

自負じふpride

勝負しょうぶvictory or defeat

負 (Makeru) is a JLPT N3 kanji meaning “defeat, negative, -”. It is taught in grade 3 and written in 9 strokes.