adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

  1. hating to lose, unyielding, unbending, competitive, sore loser, determined.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
 
負けず嫌い まけずぎらい
 
 
 
 
 
負けずぎらい まけずぎらい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

defeat, negative, -
ま.ける フ お.う (3rd, N3)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
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)
dislike, detest, hate
いや きら.う ケン (9th, N1)
woman, female
ジョ おんな め (1st, N5)
concurrently, and, beforehand
ケン か.ねる かね (7th, N1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
snout, hand
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)