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失
Kyōiku Kanji

失 — lose / fail

Grade 4しつ, うしな
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失 (readings: しつ, うしな; Japanese kanji) means “lose / fail”. It is a Grade 4 Kyōiku kanji, taught in year 4 of Japanese elementary school, and appears in words such as 失敗 (failure).

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What does 失 mean?

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Kanji失
Meaninglose / fail
Readingsしつ, うしな
GradeGrade 4 (Upper)
CurriculumKyōiku kanji · Japanese elementary school
Example失敗 (failure)

How to read 失

失 is read しつ or うしな depending on the word.

Words with 失

  • 失敗thất bại
  • 喪失mất mát
  • 失踪mất tích
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Updated: 2026-08-09
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