失
失

lose, error, fault, disadvantage, loss

5 strokesFrequency 447JLPT N2Grade 4

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シツ

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うしな.うう.せる

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Common Words

失ううしなう喪うTransitiveGodan verbFreq #383
1

to lose

Examples
ミスで財産を失った。
My mistake cost me my fortune.
2

to miss (a chance, opportunity)

3

to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of

4

to concede (goals, points, etc.)

なくなる無くなるIntransitiveUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #411
1

to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing

Examples
それで疑いをさしはさむ余地はなくなる。
That leaves no room for doubt.
あなたの青いペンがなくなってしまいました。
I misplaced your blue pen.
2

to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to be reduced to zero; to not occur any more

Examples
残り時間があまりなくなってきた。
The sands are running out.
3

to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

Examples
やがてこの世から戦争がなくなる日がくるだろう。
The day will soon come when there will be no more wars in the world.
失礼しつれいしつらいしちらいFreq #635
1

Common noun; Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

discourtesy; impoliteness

Examples
あなたはこの前の夜の失礼な振る舞いをスミス夫人に謝罪すべきです。
You should apologize to Mrs. Smith for your rude behavior the other night.
2

Expressions

excuse me; goodbye

Examples
「失礼ですが」とアンが話に割って入った。
"Excuse me," Ann broke in.
3

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

to leave

Examples
それではそろそろ失礼します。
Well, I must be going.
4

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

to be rude

Examples
お返事を書くのがすごく遅くなってしまい、大変失礼いたしました。
I'm extremely embarrassed that it has taken so long to reply.
失敗しっぱいNounIntransitiveTransitive～する VerbFreq #835
1

failure; mistake; blunder

Examples
１度や２度の失敗はだれにでもある。
Everybody fails once or twice.
なくす無くす失くすTransitiveUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #1294
1

to lose (something)

Examples
彼女は新しい時計をなくした。
She lost her new watch.
2

to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove; to eradicate; to abolish

Examples
その国の財政の赤字をなくすには、もっと、たくさんの外国の援助を注ぎ込まなければならなかった。
To get the nation's economy out of the red, more foreign aid had to be pumped in.
見失うみうしなうTransitiveGodan verbFreq #4151
1

to lose sight of; to miss

Examples
我々は群衆の中で彼女を見失った。
We lost sight of her in the crowd.
気を失うきをうしなうExpressionGodan verbFreq #5233
1

to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out

Examples
彼は気を失いあお向けに倒れた。
He fainted and fell on his back.
失望しつぼうNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #5278
1

disappointment; despair

Examples
私はその結果に失望した。
I was disappointed at the results.
言葉を失うことばをうしなうExpressionGodan verbFreq #5509
1

Idiomatic expression

to become speechless; to be at a loss for words

意識を失ういしきをうしなうExpressionGodan verbFreq #5877
1

to lose consciousness

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