失 — 5 strokes ／ Radical「大」
道7Elementary year 4 ／ 5 strokes ／ Radical「大」
- On
- シツ
- Kun
- うしな(う)
- Meaning
- to lose; miss; fail
Origin
A character showing something slipping from the hand, hence "to lose."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| シツ | 失望・失敗・消失 |
|---|---|
| うしなう | 失う |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 失敗しっぱい
failure; mistake
- 失礼しつれい
rudeness; impoliteness
Example
計算で失敗した。
I made a mistake in the calculation.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)