失 – lose, error, fault

5 strokesTaught in grade 4#447 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary

The kanji 失 means lose, error, fault, disadvantage, loss. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is シツ (shitsu); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is うしな.う、う.せる (ushinau, useru). It is written with 5 strokes, under radical 大 (no. 37).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	シツ	shitsu
Kun’yomi	うしな.う	ushinau
Kun’yomi	う.せる	useru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 大 (Kangxi radical 37). Components: ノ・人・二・大.

Words using 失

失礼しつれいdiscourtesy失敗しっぱいfailure失業しつぎょうunemployment失望しつぼうdisappointment失ううしなうto lose過失かしつaccident (caused by negligence)失恋しつれんdisappointed love損失そんしつloss (of assets, profit, etc.)失格しっかくdisqualification失脚しっきゃくlosing one's position紛失ふんしつloss失調しっちょうlack of harmony

Example sentences

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.

Tatoeba #232707

「失礼ですが」とアンが話に割って入った。

"Excuse me," Ann broke in.

Tatoeba #236279

それではそろそろ失礼します。

Well, I must be going.

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Kanji with the same radical

大夫天太央契奪奥奏奇奨奮奉奢

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