To Win
intransitive verb, godan verb
This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means win so the verb version is to win.
かつ
Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you: What did you just win? You won a new car (か)!
トムはいつも実力で勝つ。
Tom always wins with skill.
勝つために、たくさんトレーニングをしました。
I did a lot of training in order to win.
マリアはいつも勝つためにがんばっている。
Maria is always working hard to win.