ONしつ
KUNうしなう
Meanings
losemistakefailurefault
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How to remember

The top of this kanji looks like `夫` (husband). The bottom part is `又` (hand, again). Imagine a `husband` (夫) who, with his `hand` (又), `again` drops and `loses` something important.
'Shitsu' — If you make a MISTAKE or suffer a FAILURE, you might say 'Oh SHITSU!'

Vocabulary

失敗しっぱい
failure, mistake
失ううしなう
to lose, to miss
失礼しつれい
rudeness, excuse me
消失しょうしつ
disappearance, vanishing
失業しつぎょう
unemployment

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