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å¤ą
å¤ą
5 strokes
Frequency: 447
JLPT N2
Grade 4

Meanings

lose
error
fault
disadvantage
loss

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ã‚ˇãƒ„
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
うしãĒ.う
う.せる

Common Words

うしãĒう
å–Ēう
Transitive
Godan verb
Freq #383
1

to lose

Examples
ãƒŸã‚šã§č˛Ąį”Ŗã‚’å¤ąãŖãŸã€‚
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.)

į„ĄããĒる
Godan verb
Intransitive
Usually kana
Freq #411
1

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

Examples
ãã‚Œã§į–‘ã„ã‚’ã•ã—ã¯ã•ã‚€äŊ™åœ°ã¯ãĒくãĒる。
That leaves no room for doubt.
あãĒãŸãŽé’ã„ãƒšãƒŗãŒãĒくãĒãŖãĻしぞいぞした。
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
掋り時間があぞりãĒくãĒãŖãĻきた。
The sands are running out.
3

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

Examples
やがãĻこぎ世からæˆĻäē‰ãŒãĒくãĒるæ—Ĩがくるだろう。
The day will soon come when there will be no more wars in the world.
しつれい
しつらい
ã—ãĄã‚‰ã„
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ãĒãŸã¯ã“ãŽå‰ãŽå¤œãŽå¤ąį¤ŧãĒæŒ¯ã‚‹čˆžã„ã‚’ã‚šãƒŸã‚šå¤ĢäēēãĢčŦįŊĒすずきです。
You should apologize to Mrs. Smith for your rude behavior the other night.
2

Expressions

excuse me; goodbye

Examples
ã€Œå¤ąį¤ŧですが」とã‚ĸãƒŗãŒčŠąãĢå‰˛ãŖãĻå…ĨãŖãŸã€‚
"Excuse me," Ann broke in.
3

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

to leave

Examples
ãã‚Œã§ã¯ãã‚ãã‚å¤ąį¤ŧしぞす。
Well, I must be going.
4

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

to be rude

Examples
おčŋ”äē‹ã‚’書くぎがすごく遅くãĒãŖãĻã—ãžã„ã€å¤§å¤‰å¤ąį¤ŧいたしぞした。
I'm extremely embarrassed that it has taken so long to reply.
ã—ãŖãąã„
īŊžã™ã‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Transitive
Freq #835
1

failure; mistake; blunder

Examples
īŧ‘åēĻやīŧ’åēĻãŽå¤ąæ•—ã¯ã ã‚ŒãĢでもある。
Everybody fails once or twice.
į„Ąãã™
å¤ąãã™
Godan verb
Transitive
Usually kana
Freq #1294
1

to lose (something)

Examples
åŊŧåĨŗã¯æ–°ã—ã„æ™‚č¨ˆã‚’ãĒくした。
She lost her new watch.
2

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

Examples
そぎå›ŊãŽč˛Ąæ”ŋぎčĩ¤å­—ã‚’ãĒくすãĢã¯ã€ã‚‚ãŖã¨ã€ãŸãã•ã‚“ãŽå¤–å›ŊãŽæ´åŠŠã‚’æŗ¨ãŽčžŧぞãĒければãĒらãĒã‹ãŖãŸã€‚
To get the nation's economy out of the red, more foreign aid had to be pumped in.
ãŋうしãĒう
Transitive
Godan verb
Freq #4151
1

to lose sight of; to miss

Examples
æˆ‘ã€…ã¯įž¤čĄ†ãŽä¸­ã§åŊŧåĨŗã‚’čĻ‹å¤ąãŖãŸã€‚
We lost sight of her in the crowd.
きをうしãĒう
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #5233
1

to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out

Examples
åŊŧã¯æ°—ã‚’å¤ąã„ã‚ãŠå‘ã‘ãĢ倒れた。
He fainted and fell on his back.
しつãŧう
īŊžã™ã‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #5278
1

disappointment; despair

Examples
į§ã¯ããŽįĩæžœãĢå¤ąæœ›ã—ãŸã€‚
I was disappointed at the results.
ことばをうしãĒう
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #5509
1

Idiomatic expression

to become speechless; to be at a loss for words

いしきをうしãĒう
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #5877
1

to lose consciousness

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