失 Kanji – lose
The Japanese kanji 失 can mean lose, error, fault, disadvantage, loss.
Meaning and Readings
How is 失 read?
失 has the onyomi reading シツ and the kunyomi readings うしなう, うせる.
In romaji, these readings can be written as shitsu, ushinau, useru.
Common Japanese Words Using 失
These common Japanese words contain 失. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 遺失物（いしつぶつ） — lost article, lost property
- 栄養失調（えいようしっちょう） — malnutrition
- 過失（かしつ） — accident (caused by negligence), error, blunder
- 見失う（みうしなう） — to lose sight of, to miss
- 失う（うしなう） — to lose
- 失意（しつい） — disappointment, despair, despondency, broken heart, adversity
- 失格（しっかく） — disqualification, elimination, incapacity
- 失脚（しっきゃく） — losing one's position, losing one's standing, downfall, fall (from power), being overthrown
- 失業（しつぎょう） — unemployment
- 失敬（しっけい） — rudeness, impoliteness, disrespect, impertinence