しょう
Meanings
Noun
1. victory or defeat
Noun
Verb (する)
2. match; contest; game; bout
Kanji used
win
lose to (something)
Pitch accent
しょ
うぶ
Top 1500
Used in vocabulary (31 in total)
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
Examples (4 in total)
Are you competing with Tom?
Bob is a good match for you in skating.
Life is like a game of chess.
His advice to us was that we should play fair.