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Kanji: 勝
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KANJI

勝

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 8 (completion of 3rd grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 3rd grade in Japan
Radical:	力 Radical name: ちから
Meaning:	Victory, win, prevail, excel
Usage:	Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 200 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N4	勝(か)つ	to win
N3	勝(か)ち	win, victory
N3	優勝(ゆうしょう)	overall victory, championship
N2	勝敗(しょうはい)	victory or defeat, issue (of battle)
N2	勝負(しょうぶ)	victory or defeat, match, contest, game, bout
N1	決勝(けっしょう)	decision of a contest, finals (in sports)
N1	勝利(しょうり)	victory, triumph, conquest, success, win
N1	勝(まさ)る	to excel, to surpass, to outrival

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