負け (Make) is a Japanese noun meaning “defeat, loss, losing (a game), failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.)”.
Meanings
- noundefeat; loss; losing (a game)
- suffixfailing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.)
- noundiscount; loss (on a sale)
Examples
私の負けだ。
I give in.
彼は負けを認めた。
He admitted himself defeated.
今の負けは御愛嬌さ。
Why, I've let him win just to please him!
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).