Word details

しまった

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word しまった.

Dictionary

Entry

しまった仕舞ったInterjectionUsually kana
1

darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!

Examples
しまった、ガットが切れた。
Oh, no. I broke a string in my racket.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

attend, doing, official, serve

5 strokesFrequency 439JLPT N3Grade 3

On

Kun

つか.える

dance, flit, circle, wheel

15 strokesFrequency 655JLPT N2Grade 8

On

Kun

ま.う-ま.うまい

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