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failure

Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingハイ

Kun readingやぶ.れる

Jōyō Grade 4KANJIDIC

Meanings

failureRtK
どんな組織であれ、内部の融和と団結はその組織の成敗を決める重要な要素だ。For any type of organisation, internal harmony and unity are important factors in deciding its success or failure.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
defeat
reversal

to be defeated
to be beaten
to be unsuccessful
to lose

Popular Usage

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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shellfish · clam · oyster · eye (目) · animal legs (儿) · eight (八) · taskmaster

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 353

Compound words

失敗しっぱい

failure; mistake; blunder

勝敗しょうはい

victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)

失敗するしっぱいする

一敗いっぱい

完敗かんぱい

(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation

惜敗せきはい

regrettable defeat; defeat by a narrow margin

敗因はいいん

cause of defeat

敗者はいしゃ

loser; defeated person; the defeated

敗戦はいせん

defeat; lost battle; losing a war

敗訴はいそ

loss of a (legal) case

敗退はいたい

being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)

敗北はいぼく

defeat; loss; reverse; setback

腐敗ふはい

decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; spoilage; corruption

連敗れんぱい

consecutive defeats; series of defeats

惨敗ざんぱい

ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat

大敗たいはい

crushing defeat

敗れるやぶれる

to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose

失敗談しっぱいだん

failure story; horror story

苦敗くはい

再敗さいはい

成敗せいばい

敗衄はいじく

必敗ひっぱい

失敗学しっぱいがく

(science of) failure analysis

Additional Examples

彼は背伸びをして失敗した。

He bit off more than he could chew.tatoeba

彼は入学試験に失敗した。

He failed the entrance exam.tatoeba

彼は二度入試に失敗して大学に入学した。

He entered the university after failing the examination twice.tatoeba

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Practice Writing

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