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Originally Posted by anrakushi
btw for those who say it doesn't have meaning without つ or another kanji, i would have to say that is taking things a little extreme. all characters have meaning by themselves. they may not be used commonly like that but they still carry the meaning. in this case though it would be the noun rather than a verb meaning (taken from edict) victory; win; prevail; excel
many older writings of japanese include very few hiragana were used. unfortunately kanji is being used less and less by japanese.. how many use the kanji for ありがとう （有り難う／有難う) anymore? it is a shame really.
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I didn't say it didn't have any meaning. I said it wasn't a word in Japanese.
勝利、優勝、克服、征服, 勝利, 成功
These are words meaning "victory" or "win". Hiragana isn't required to make a word a word, but is needed to conjugate a verb.
勝 by itself would most likey be read as a man's name, like Shou or Tsuyoshi.
In that respect it is meaningless.
(No offence, DAMB)