(れんしょう)

れんしょう
noun, suru verb
winning streak, consecutive wins
1. winning streak, consecutive wins
A series of successive victories without any losses in between. Used in sports, games, competitions, and other contests.
チームは現在(げんざい)5連勝(れんしょう)(ちゅう)だ。
The team is currently on a 5-game winning streak.
連勝(れんしょう)が10で()まった。
The winning streak stopped at 10.
新記録(しんきろく)の20連勝(れんしょう)達成(たっせい)した。
They achieved a new record of 20 consecutive wins.

WORD FORMATION:

  • (れん) (consecutive) + (しょう) (victory)

COUNTING STREAKS:

  • 2連勝(れんしょう) (two consecutive wins)
  • 5連勝(れんしょう) (five consecutive wins)
  • 10連勝(れんしょう) (ten consecutive wins)

RELATED TERMS:

  • 連敗(れんぱい) (losing streak) - antonym
  • 連続(れんぞく)勝利(しょうり) (consecutive victories - formal)
  • 白星(しろぼし) (win - sumo term, marked by white circle)
  • 黒星(くろぼし) (loss - sumo term, marked by black circle)

SPORTS CONTEXT:

  • プロ野球(やきゅう) (professional baseball) - season streaks
  • 相撲(すもう) (sumo) - tournament streaks
  • サッカー (soccer) - league streaks

COLLOCATIONS:

  • 連勝(れんしょう)(つづ)ける (to continue a winning streak)
  • 連勝(れんしょう)()まる (for a winning streak to stop)
  • 連勝(れんしょう)()ばす (to extend a winning streak)
  • 連勝(れんしょう)記録(きろく) (winning streak record)
  • 連勝(れんしょう)街道(かいどう) (on a winning run)