JLPT N2 · Noun

過失 (kashitsu)

過失 (かしつ, kashitsu) is a Japanese noun meaning “accident (caused by negligence); error”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: かしつ
Romaji: kashitsu
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder · noun
fault; defect · noun

Example sentences

私は彼の過失を指摘している。

I'm pointing a finger at his mistake.

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

Kanji in 過失

過

overdo, exceed, go beyondカ・す.ぎる・す.ごす · 12 strokes

失

lose, error, faultシツ・うしな.う・う.せる · 5 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 過失.

過ぎるすぎるto pass through過去かこthe past過程かていprocess通過つうかpassing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.)過ごすすごすto spend (time)通り過ぎるとおりすぎるto go past過剰かじょうexcess超過ちょうかexcess過半数かはんすうmajority過疎かそunderpopulation過密かみつovercrowding過労かろうoverwork経過けいかpassage (of time)過ちあやまちfault

Source: JMdict entry 1196120 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.