辛勝(しんしょう)

しんしょう
noun, suru verb
narrow victory; hard-fought win
1. narrow victory; hard-fought win
a victory achieved with difficulty, often by a slim margin
1-0で辛勝(しんしょう)した。
They won narrowly 1-0.
辛勝(しんしょう)だったが勝(か)ちは勝(か)ちだ。
It was a narrow win, but a win is a win.
延長戦(えんちょうせん)の末(すえ)に辛勝(しんしょう)した。
They narrowly won after extra time.

USAGE:

  • 辛勝(しんしょう)する (to win narrowly)
  • 辛(から)くも勝(か)つ (to barely win - related expression)

NUANCE:
辛(しん) here means "difficult" or "painful" (same kanji as 辛(から)い/spicy, 辛(つら)い/hard). The victory was not easy and may have come down to the wire.

VICTORY SCALE (by margin/effort):

  • 圧勝(あっしょう) (overwhelming victory)
  • 大勝(たいしょう) (big win)
  • 快勝(かいしょう) (easy win)
  • 辛勝(しんしょう) (narrow win)

DEFEAT COUNTERPART:

  • 惜敗(せきはい) (narrow defeat) - when you lose by a small margin

RELATED:

  • 接戦(せっせん) (close game)
  • 僅差(きんさ) (slight difference)
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Added 2026.1.25 17:33 · Revised 2026.2.19 21:32
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