Kanji

負

Meaning

  • defeat
  • negative
  • -
  • minus
  • bear
  • owe
  • assume a responsibility

Onyomi

  • fu (フ)

Kunyomi

  • makeru (まける)
  • makasu (まかす)
  • ou (おう)

Examples

負ける
to lose
makeru
負う
to bear, to carry on back, to take responsibility, to be injured, to owe
ou
負える
to be able to bear, to be able to handle
oeru