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失

lose
Stroke count: 5

Readings

On readingシツ
Kun readingうしな.う、う.せる
JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 4

Meanings

  1. loseRtK
    転じて生命を失うこと。Eventually, meaning was changed to mean losing one's life.wiki
  2. disadvantage
  3. error
  4. fault
  5. loss
  1. to lose
  2. to miss (a chance, opportunity)
  3. to lose (a loved one)
  4. to be bereaved of
  5. to concede (goals, points, etc.)

Popular Usage

失敗失う失業失望過失失恋

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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drop (丶) · husband

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 908

Compound words

失敗しっぱい
failure; mistake; blunder
失ううしなう
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
失業しつぎょう
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
失望しつぼう
disappointment; despair
過失かしつ
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
失恋しつれん
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
失敗するしっぱいする
to fail
失意しつい
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
失格しっかく
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
失脚しっきゃく
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
失敬しっけい
rudeness; impoliteness; disrespect; impertinence; leaving
失跡しっせき
absconding; disappearance
失速しっそく
stall; downturn; slowdown; slump; weakening
失墜しっつい
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
失点しってん
lost point (in a game); point given away; conceded goal; run charged to the pitcher; blunder
失明しつめい
loss of eyesight; loss of sight; going blind; blindness
失礼しつれい
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave
失踪しっそう
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
喪失そうしつ
loss; forfeit
損失そんしつ
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
紛失ふんしつ
loss; going missing
失策しっさく
blunder; slip; error; error
失神しっしん
fainting; losing consciousness; passing out; syncope
失態しったい
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure

Additional Examples

彼は放漫だったので失脚した。
He lost his job through his irresponsibility.tatoeba
彼は勉強しなかったため試験に失敗した。
He failed in the examination because he had not studied.tatoeba
彼は平衡を失ってはしごから落ちた。
He lost his balance and fell off the ladder.tatoeba
彼は封筒を開けてみたが失望しただけであった。
He opened the envelope only to be disappointed.tatoeba
しかし失敗する。
However he fails.wiki
これは堕胎の失敗という。
This was due to a failed abortion according to the Masukagami.wiki
2歳のとき父を失う。
He lost his father at the age of 2.wiki
士族身分の解体により大量の失業者が発生した。
The disorganization of the warrior class generated a large number of unemployed people.wiki
高明は大いに失望した。
Takaakira was terribly disappointed.wiki
兼通はこれに失望して出仕を怠るようになる。
Disappointed by the cold treatment, Kanemichi started to neglect his duty as a court official.wiki

Stroke Order

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