勝者(しょうしゃ)

しょうしゃ
noun
winner; victor
formalperson
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.

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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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Antonym: 敗者(はいしゃ) (loser, defeated)
Compare: 覇者(はしゃ) (champion)
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Added 2026.3.7 22:43 · Revised 2026.9.2 21:55
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