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失う (うしなう): to lose, to part with — Japanese vocabulary

失う is read うしなう and means "to lose, to part with". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

失う

Reading
うしなう · ushinau
Translation
to lose, to part with
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
うしなうが

Example

彼は職を失うことを心配している。

かれはしょくをうしなうことをしんぱいしている。

He is worried about losing his job.

Kanji in this word

  • 失 — lose, fail

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