Quick answer
失 is the kanji for "Lose". It is a JLPT N3 kanji. The main reading is うしな.う (ushinau). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
Lose
Also : Loss · Error · Fault · Disadvantage
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
5 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 失 represents 'LOSE'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of lose.
On-reading: しつ — remember this sound by associating it with lose. Kun-reading: うしな.う.
Example Sentences
失敗しても諦めないでください。
しっぱいしてもあきらめないでください。
Don't give up even if you fail.
貴重なものを失いました。
きちょうなものをうしないました。
I lost something precious.
Vocabulary using 失
Grammar to study at this level
- [Verb dictionary/nai form] + ように～ように (you ni) - So that
- [Verb dictionary form] + ことにする～ことにする (koto ni suru) - Decide to
- [Verb dictionary form] + ことになる～ことになる (koto ni naru) - It has been decided that
- [Noun/Verb te-form] + ばかり～ばかり (bakari) - Only / Nothing but
- [Verb/Adjective plain form] + はずだ～はずだ (hazu da) - Should be / It is expected
Last updated Jul 4, 2026
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