— lose, error, fault, disadvantage, loss

  • JLPT N3
  • 5 strokes
  • Grade 4
  • Radical 大
  • #447 most frequent

Readings

On'yomi
シツ
Kun'yomi
うしな.うう.せる

Example words

  • 失業しつぎょうunemployment
  • 損失そんしつloss (e.g. assets or profits)
  • 失敗しっぱいfailure; mistake; blunder
  • 失ううしなうto lose; to part with
  • 過失かしつ(1) error; blunder; accident (2) fault; defect
  • 失望しつぼうdisappointment; despair
  • 失格しっかくdisqualification; elimination; incapacity (legal)
  • 紛失ふんしつlosing something