1.
match, contest, competition
A contest or competition to determine a winner.
勝負しよう!
Let's have a match!
真剣勝負で戦う。
We fight in a serious match.
今日の試合は大事な勝負だから、全力で頑張ろう。
Today's game is an important match, so let's give it our all.
2.
victory or defeat, outcome
The result of a competition.
勝負は時の運だ。
Victory and defeat depend on luck.
勝負がつかなかった。
The match wasn't decided.
Draw/tie situation
勝負の結果はまだ分からない。
The outcome is still unknown.
勝負 means a match or contest, combining 勝つ (win) and 負ける (lose).
VERBAL USAGE:
勝負する means to compete, to have a match.
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- 勝負しよう: Let's have a match!
- 勝負がつく: the match is decided
- 勝負がつかない: the match isn't decided (a draw)
- 真剣勝負: serious match
- 一発勝負: one-shot deal, all or nothing
IDIOMS:
- 勝負は時の運: Victory depends on luck
RELATED WORDS:
- 試合: match, game (sports)
- 対決: confrontation, showdown