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失

Kanji 失: meaning "lose, fail", readings, stroke order

The kanji 失 means "lose, fail". On'yomi: シツ; kun'yomi: うしなう. JLPT N3 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
lose, fail
On'yomi
シツ
Kun'yomi
うしなう
Strokes
5
Level
JLPT N3
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 失

  • 失礼 しつれい — discourtesy, impoliteness; Excuse me
  • 失敗 しっぱい — Failure
  • 失業 しつぎょう — unemployment
  • 失望 しつぼう — disappointment, despair
  • 失う うしなう — to lose, to part with
  • 過失 かしつ — error, mistake, negligence
  • 失恋 しつれん — broken heart, unrequited love
  • 損失 そんしつ — loss
  • 失格 しっかく — disqualification, elimination, incapacity (legal)
  • 失脚 しっきゃく — losing one's standing, being overthrown, falling
  • 失調 しっちょう — lack of harmony, imbalance
  • 紛失 ふんしつ — losing something

Stroke order · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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