一番好きな日本語の言葉

osias said:

なるほどね。なぜ北なんだろうか？由来は？

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Mikawa Ossan said:

ならひつゝ見てこそ習へ習はずに
よしあしいふは愚かなりけり

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leonmarino said:

「北」, in the word 「敗北」 is derived from, or is in any case related to, the kanji 「背」. If you look 「ほく」 up in the dictionary you will also find 「背をむけること。にげること。」 (to turn one's back, to flee)
「敗北」 doesn't just mean "to lose" but also has a connotation of "to give up" or "to flee".

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