ま
負
　
け
いくさ
戦

noun

  1. losing a battle, lost battle.
  2. battle one cannot win, battle one is doomed to lose.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ま
負
　
け
いくさ
戦
 負け戦 まけいくさ
ま
負
　
け
いくさ
軍
 負け軍 まけいくさ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

defeat, negative, -
ま.ける　フ　お.う (3rd, N3)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
shellfish
かい　バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
war, battle, match
セン　たたか.う　そよ.ぐ (4th, N3)
simple, one, single
タン　ひとえ (4th, N3)
fasten, halt, stop
リュウ　ル　と.める (Kentei 1)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ　カ　ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク　いぐるみ (Kentei 1)