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SILVER ERA · ことばを、少しずつ。
JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

勝まさる

N1
まさる masaru
  1. to excel
  2. to surpass
  3. to outrival
godan verbintransitive

Chinese meanings

胜过

Examples

  • 睡すい眠みんは薬くすりに勝まさる。
    Sleep is better than medicine.
    睡眠胜过药物。
  • よき言こと葉ばより、よき行おこないの方ほうが勝まさる。
    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"
  }
}