Word details

失墜

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 失墜.

Dictionary

Entry

失墜っついNounIntransitiveTransitive~する VerbFreq #24921
1

abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)

Examples
どんな理由があろうと、せっかく軌道に乗せた貿易を失墜させたのは大失態だ。
Whatever the reason, forfeiting the trade that we finally got on track is a fiasco.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

lose, error, fault, disadvantage, loss

5 strokesFrequency 447JLPT N2Grade 4

On

シツ

Kun

うしな.うう.せる

crash, fall (down)

14 strokesFrequency 1,466JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ツイ

Kun

お.ちるお.つ

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