失
Lose
Meanings
Lose, Error, Fault, Disadvantage, Loss
On'yomi
しつ
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
うしな.う、 う.せる
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
失 is written in 5 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
失 (Lose) is taught on WaniKani at level 7 and appears in the JLPT N3 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 4 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #447 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 5 strokes.
Other kanji at WaniKani level 7
Words using 失
遺失物いしつぶつlost article栄養失調えいようしっちょうmalnutrition過失かしつaccident (caused by negligence)見失うみうしなうto lose sight of失ううしなうto lose失意しついdisappointment失格しっかくdisqualification失脚しっきゃくlosing one's position失業しつぎょうunemployment失敬しっけいrudeness失跡しっせきabsconding失速しっそくstall失墜しっついabasement失点しってんlost point (in a game)失敗しっぱいfailure失望しつぼうdisappointment
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