JLPT N3 · Interjection

しまった (shimatta)

しまった is a Japanese interjection meaning “darn it!; darn!”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しまった
Romaji: shimatta
Word class: Interjection
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no! · interjection · usually written in kana

Example sentences

しまった、ガットが切れた。

Oh, no. I broke a string in my racket.

Tatoeba #216080

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Source: JMdict entry 1005600 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.