勝る
N1まさる masaru
- to excel
- to surpass
- to outrival
godan verbintransitive
Chinese meanings
胜过
Examples
- 睡眠は薬に勝る。Sleep is better than medicine.睡眠胜过药物。
- よき言葉より、よき行いの方が勝る。Well done is better than well said.良好的行为胜过美好的言语。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('0be04a2d0d'); // 勝る
{
"id": "0be04a2d0d",
"word": "勝る",
"reading": "まさる",
"romaji": "masaru",
"meanings": [
"to excel",
"to surpass",
"to outrival"
],
"level": "N1",
"pos": [
"v5r",
"vi"
],
"jmdict_id": 1603910,
"examples": [
{
"ja": "睡眠は薬に勝る。",
"furigana": "{睡眠|すいみん}は{薬|くすり}に{勝|まさ}る。",
"en": "Sleep is better than medicine.",
"tatoeba_id": 143609
},
{
"ja": "よき言葉より、よき行いの方が勝る。",
"furigana": "よき{言葉|ことば}より、よき{行|おこな}いの{方|ほう}が{勝|まさ}る。",
"en": "Well done is better than well said.",
"tatoeba_id": 77844
}
],
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "a3ae914e02ec4af725892595ecfffdc9e4665c844aaf11e6a6000dfa6e5394bd",
"meanings": [
"胜过"
],
"examples": [
{
"ja": "睡眠は薬に勝る。",
"zh": "睡眠胜过药物。"
},
{
"ja": "よき言葉より、よき行いの方が勝る。",
"zh": "良好的行为胜过美好的言语。"
}
],
"references": [
"upstream vocab/n1/0be04a2d0d",
"JMdict ent_seq 1603910; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "74105e2499c4d55821718fa1e810c3970ea0fe1411c28619ff19fbe2d3bd107c"
}
}