勝ち — Japanese to English

Japanese

勝ちかち · kachi

JLPT N3 Common word

試合は彼の勝ちに終わった。

The match ended in victory for him.

負けるが勝ち。

When you lose, you actually win.

逃げるが勝ち。

Yielding is sometimes the best way of succeeding.

勝ちがち · gachi

usually kana

apt to (do); liable to; prone to; inclined to; tend to

after a noun or -masu stem of verb; describes a negative tendency

usually kana

... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize; ... wins

usu. as ...もの〜

学生は時間を浪費しがちである。

Students are apt to waste time.

彼は遅刻しがちだ。

He is apt to be late.

彼はなまけがちである。

He tends to be idle.

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