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Kanji Detail for 失 - "to lose, mistake, to miss"

失

  • Meaning

    失 means "to lose, mistake, to miss."

    1. Lose - To misplace; to forfeit.

    2. Miss - To fail to catch; to let slip.

    3. Mistake - An error; a fault.

  • Words using 失

    • 失業 しつぎょう Listen unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
    • 損失 そんしつ Listen loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
    • 失敗 しっぱい Listen failure; mistake; blunder
    • 失点 しってん Listen lost point (in a game); point given away; conceded goal
    • 過失 かしつ Listen accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder
    • 失望 しつぼう Listen disappointment; despair
    • 敵失 てきしつ Listen error made by the enemy or opposing team
    • 喪失 そうしつ Listen loss; forfeit

  • Four-character idioms with 失

    • 一得一失 いっとくいっしつ Listen gaining some and losing some; (something having its) advantages and disadvantages
    • 利害得失 りがいとくしつ Listen advantages and disadvantages; pros and cons
    • 千慮一失 せんりょいっしつ Listen mere slip by someone who is usually very careful; simple mistake by a wise person; point overlooked by a cautious person
    • 失地回復 しっちかいふく Listen the recovery of lost territory; recovering (regaining) lost ground (one's former position); fence-mending
    • 失意泰然 しついたいぜん Listen keeping calm and collected at times of disappointment; maintaining a serene state of mind in adversity
    • 失敬千万 しっけいせんばん Listen extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)

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    • Verified meaning: to lose, mistake, to miss
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    lose; error; fault; disadvantage; loss

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    lose; make mistake, neglect

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to lose; to miss; to fail

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to lose; to make a mistake, to neglect

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Opposite of 得 (gain). (Mencius) "Seek and you will get it; let go and you will lose it." | Error. Such as 失誤, 失錯.

  • Onyomi

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    shitsu(シツ) シツ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    u.seru(う-せる) う-せる

    ushina.u(うしな-う) うしな-う

  • Strokes

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    5 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    大 (dai)

  • Related Keywords

    lose miss mistake escape flee failure neglect omit loss blunder error fault forfeit misplace ruin slip

Sentences including 失

  • The play was far from being a failure.

  • All our attempts failed.

  • Everybody fails once or twice.

  • The work cost him his life.

  • He tried hard , but failed.

  • You are to blame for the failure.

  • It was a complete failure.

  • She will fail eventually.

  • Don't laugh at my failure.

  • Our effort ended in failure.

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