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Death Match
In modern Japanese, 真剣勝負 means to take something very seriously.
The literal and historical meaning is “real sword battle.” In old times, a Samurai apprentice would practice with a wooden practice sword. Once trained and qualified, they would wield a real steel sword made for battle and killing. They were ready for a “death match” or Shinken Shobu.
真剣 is an adjective that has come to mean serious/earnest. The literal translation is “real sword.”
勝負 in the simplest terms, means match, contest, game, or bout. Depending on the context, it could also mean victory or defeat, winning and losing, or the outcome of a battle.
There is a suggestion in Shinken Shobu that you train with serious and real intent, as we should train with the same fervor and dedication as if the battle was real. “Train as we fight.”
See Also: The More We Sweat in Training the Less We Bleed in Battle | Cry in the Dojo - Laugh on the Battlefield
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your Fight to Death search...
| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
刺殺 刺杀 see styles |
cì shā ci4 sha1 tz`u sha tzu sha shisatsu しさつ |
to assassinate; (military) to fight with a bayonet; (baseball) to put out (a baserunner) (noun, transitive verb) (1) stabbing to death; (noun, transitive verb) (2) {baseb} putting out |
死戰 死战 see styles |
sǐ zhàn si3 zhan4 ssu chan |
fight to the death; desperate struggle |
死磕 see styles |
sǐ kē si3 ke1 ssu k`o ssu ko |
(coll.) to fight to the death |
拼死拼活 see styles |
pīn sǐ pīn huó pin1 si3 pin1 huo2 p`in ssu p`in huo pin ssu pin huo |
one's utmost; (to fight or work) desperately hard; to put up a life or death struggle; at all costs |
死中求生 see styles |
sǐ zhōng qiú shēng si3 zhong1 qiu2 sheng1 ssu chung ch`iu sheng ssu chung chiu sheng |
to seek life in death (idiom); to fight for one's life |
誓死不降 see styles |
shì sǐ bù xiáng shi4 si3 bu4 xiang2 shih ssu pu hsiang |
to vow to fight to the death |
デスマッチ see styles |
desumacchi デスマッチ |
fight to the finish (wasei: death match); desperate struggle; life-and-death struggle |
死ぬ迄戦う see styles |
shinumadetatakau しぬまでたたかう |
(exp,v5u) to fight to the last (death) |
デス・マッチ |
desu macchi デス・マッチ |
fight to the finish (wasei: death match); desperate struggle; life-and-death struggle |
死ぬまで戦う see styles |
shinumadetatakau しぬまでたたかう |
(exp,v5u) to fight to the last (death) |
Variations: |
desumacchi; desu macchi デスマッチ; デス・マッチ |
(1) {prowres} death match; deathmatch; (2) fight to the finish; desperate struggle; life-and-death struggle |
Variations: |
shinumadetatakau しぬまでたたかう |
(exp,v5u) to fight to the last (death) |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) |
| Shinken Shobu | 真剣勝負 | shinken shoubu shinkenshoubu shinken shobu |
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