勝者(しょうしゃ)

しょうしゃ
noun
winner; victor
1. winner; victor; champion
The person or side that wins a competition, battle, or contest. Used in sports, games, elections, and figurative contexts.
勝者(しょうしゃ)が決(き)まった。
The winner was decided.
勝者(しょうしゃ)にはトロフィーが贈(おく)られる。
A trophy will be presented to the winner.
歴史(れきし)は常(つね)に勝者(しょうしゃ)の視点(してん)で書(か)かれるとよく言(い)われる。
It is often said that history is always written from the winner's perspective.

勝者(しょうしゃ) means the winner or victor — the person or side that prevails in a competition, battle, or contest.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 勝者(しょうしゃ)と敗者(はいしゃ): winner and loser
  • 最終的(さいしゅうてき)な勝者(しょうしゃ): ultimate winner
  • 勝者(しょうしゃ)なき戦(たたか)い: a battle with no winner
  • 勝者(しょうしゃ)を決(き)める: to determine the winner

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 優勝者(ゆうしょうしゃ): champion (specifically of a tournament or competition)
  • 勝(か)ち組(ぐみ): winners (as a group, often figurative — those who succeed in life)
  • 敗者(はいしゃ): loser, defeated party (antonym)

REGISTER:
Somewhat formal. In casual speech, 勝(か)った人(ひと) (the person who won) or 勝(か)ち (winning/victory) is more natural.

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Added 2026.3.7 22:43 · Revised 2026.3.26 19:39
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