noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. loss of a (legal) case.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
敗訴 はいそ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

failure, defeat, reversal
ハイ やぶ.れる (4th, N3)
shellfish
かい バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)
accusation, sue, complain of pain
うった.える ソ (7th, N1)
say, word
い.う こと ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
reject, retreat, recede
セキ しりぞ.ける (8th, N1)
axe, 1.32 lb, catty
キン (8th, N1)