勝利（しょうり、shouri）
- victory

The Japanese word 勝利 (しょうり, shouri) means "victory," "win," or "success." It refers to the state of having triumphed in a competition, battle, game, or any other type of contest. It implies overcoming an opponent or achieving a desired outcome. The word emphasizes the accomplishment of prevailing and being the winner.

⚫︎試合に勝利］する Translation: To win the match. ⚫︎勝利］を祝う Translation: To celebrate the victory. ⚫︎チームの勝利］を信じている Translation: I believe in the team's victory.

⚫︎ 勝利 is used in formal and informal contexts. ⚫︎ It can be used to describe the outcome of a game, battle, competition, or any situation where someone or something has been successful. ⚫︎ You can use it to talk about winning, celebrating a win, or believing in someone's or a team's victory.

⚫︎ The word is typically written in kanji as 勝利, with the hiragana reading しょうり. ⚫︎ 勝利 is always written with these kanji. There are no other ways to write this word. ⚫︎ The okurigana (the suffix hiragana) is not applicable because 勝利 itself is the noun.

⚫︎ 勝ち (かち, kachi) - a win, victory (more casual) ⚫︎ 優勝 (ゆうしょう, yuushou) - championship, overall victory ⚫︎ 成功 (せいこう, seikou) - success ⚫︎ 制覇 (せいは, seiha) - conquest, domination

⚫︎ 敗北 (はいぼく, haiboku) - defeat ⚫︎ 負け (まけ, make) - a loss, defeat (more casual) ⚫︎ 失敗 (しっぱい, shippai) - failure

そのチームは激しい戦いの末に勝利］を収めた。 ・Translation: That team achieved victory after a fierce battle. ・Explanation: This sentence describes a team's achievement of victory after a difficult struggle.

勝利］の喜びを分かち合う。 ・Translation: To share the joy of victory. ・Explanation: This sentence expresses the feeling of sharing the happiness of winning.

The word 勝利 is a compound word formed from two kanji: ⚫︎ 勝 (しょう, shou) - meaning "win," "victory," or "prevail." ⚫︎ 利 (り, ri) - meaning "benefit," "profit," or "advantage." So, 勝利 literally means "winning benefit" or "advantage through winning." It implies the positive outcome or the reward gained through achieving victory.