失

lose, error, fault, disadvantage, loss

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

シツ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

う.せるうしな.う

Stroke Order

5 / 5

Information

Grade:4

Strokes:5

JLPT:N3

Frequency:447

Vocabulary

シツ

Word	Reading	Meaning
遺失物	イシツブツ	lost article; lost property
過失	カシツ	accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
失業	シツギョウ	unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
失望	シツボウ	disappointment; despair
失明	シツメイ	loss of eyesight; loss of sight; going blind; blindness

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
栄養失調	えいようしっちょう	malnutrition
見失う	みうしなう	to lose sight of; to miss
失う	うしなう	to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
失格	しっかく	disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
失脚	しっきゃく	losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

vermilion, cinnabar, scarlet, red, bloody

heavens, sky, imperial

prostrated, bend down, bow, cover, lay (pipes)

rice, USA, metre

spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood

before, ahead, previous, future, precedence

rest, day off, retire, sleep

sham, temporary, interim, assumed (name), informal