失: to lose

失 shī

adjective
: to lose, to miss, to fail

Kun Reading

失せる | うせる useru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to disappear; to vanish

失せろ | うせろ usero

noun
: beat it!; get out of my sight!

失う | うしなう ushinau

noun
: to lose; to part with

失くす | なくす nakusu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to lose something
: to get rid of

失去 shi1qu4: to lose

失業[业] shi1ye4: unemployment; to lose one’s job [失業 | しつぎょう shitsugyou: unemployment]

失敗[败] shi1bai4: to be defeated; to lose; to fail (e.g. experiments); failure; defeat
[失敗 | しっぱい shippai failure; mistake; blunder]

徹底失敗 [彻底失败] che4 di3 shi1 bai4: utter / complete failure

失陪 shi1 pei2: goodbye (modest formula). Excuse me, I must leave

失望 shi1wang4: disappointed; to lose hope; to despair
[失望 | しつぼう shitsubou: disappointment; despair]

失掉 shi1diao4: to lose; to miss

損[损]失 sun3shi1: loss; damage; to lose; to damage
[損失 | そんしつ sonshitsu: loss (e.g. assets or profits)]

消失 xiao1shi1: to disappear; to fade away
[消失 | そうしつ soushitsu: die out; disappear; vanish]

喪[丧]失 sang4shi1: to lose; to forfeit
[喪失 | そうしつ soushitsu: loss; forfeit]

迷失 mi2shi1: to lose (one’s bearings); to get lost

過[过]失 guo4shi1: defect; fault; (law) negligence; delinquency
[過失 | かしつ kashitsu: error; blunder; accident
: fault; defect]

Japanese common word | expression | yojijukugo 四字熟語 | idiom | proverb
礼を失する | れいをしっする reio shissuru
: to be impolite; to be discourteous

失礼しました | しつれいしました shitsurei shimashita
: excuse me; I’m sorry

お先に失礼します | おさきにしつれいします osaki ni shitsurei shimasu
: pardon me for leaving (first) (used when leaving a workplace while others remain)

*千慮一失 | せんりょのいっしつ senryo no isshitsu OR せんりょいっしつ senryo isshitsu
: (yoji) mere slip by someone who is usually very careful; simple mistake by a wise person; point overlooked by a cautious person

**機会損失 | きかいそんしつ kikai sonshitsu
: missing an opportunity; opportunity loss

失望する所か | しつぼうするどころか shitsu bou suru dokoroka
: far from being disappointed

ぼうぜん自失 | ぼうぜんじしつ bouzen jishitsu
: (yoji) stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded

大人は赤子の心を失わず | たいじんはせきしのこころをうしなわず
taijin wa sekishi no kokoro o ushinawazu
: (proverb) great human beings never lose the innocence of childhood; a virtuous ruler never loses the spirit of the common people

***失敗は成功の基 | しっぱいはせいこうのもと shippai wa seikou no moto
: failure teaches success. Failure is a stepping-stone to success

安物買いの銭失い | やすものがいのぜにうしない yasu monogai no zeni ushinai
: you get what you pay for; penny wise and pound foolish

知者も千慮に一失 | ちしゃもせんりょにいっしつ chisha mo senryo ni isshitsu
: Even Homer sometimes nods

Chinese expression | chengyu 成語 | idiom
*千慮一失 [千虑一失] qian1 lü4 yi1 shi1
: reflect a thousand times and you can still make a mistake; to err is human

如有所失 ru2 you3 suo3 shi1
: to seem as if something is amiss
OR
若有所失 ruo4 you3 suo3 shi1
: as if one had lost something; to look or feel unsettled or distracted; to feel empty

忙中有失 mang2 zhong1 you3 shi1
: Rushed work lead to slip-ups. Mistakes are likely at times of stress.

因小失大 yin1 xiao3 shi1 da4
: to save a little only to lose a lot

**機不可失 [机不可失] ji1 bu4 ke3 shi1
: No time to lose!

機不可失，時不再來 [机不可失，时不再来] ji1 bu4 ke3 shi1 , shi2 bu4 zai4 lai2
: Opportunity knocks but once.

流離失所 [流离失所] liu2 li2 shi1 suo3
: destitute and homeless; forced from one’s home and wandering about; displaced

萬無一失 [万无一失] wan4 wu2 yi1 shi1
: surefire; absolutely safe

進退失據 [进退失据] jin4 tui4 shi1 ju4
: no room to advance or to retreat; at a loss; in a hopeless situation

一失足成千古恨 yi1 shi1 zu2 cheng2 qian1 gu3 hen4
: lit. one wrong step causes thousand hatred. A single slip may cause lasting sorrow.

塞翁失馬焉知非福 [塞翁失马焉知非福] sai4 weng1 shi1 ma3 yan1 zhi1 fei1 fu2
: the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best; fig. a blessing in disguise; it’s an ill wind that blows nobody any good

天網恢恢，疏而不失 [天网恢恢，疏而不失] tian1 wang3 hui1 hui1 , shu1 er2 bu4 shi1
: lit. heaven’s net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (from Laozi 73); fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape. You can’t run from the long arm of the law

失之東隅，收之桑榆 [失之东隅，收之桑榆] shi1 zhi1 dong1 yu2 , shou1 zhi1 sang1 yu2
: to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset; to compensate later for one’s earlier loss; what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts

失之毫厘，謬以千里 [失之毫厘，谬以千里] shi1 zhi1 hao2 li2 , miu4 yi3 qian1 li3
: a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake; a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses

***失敗是成功之母 [失败是成功之母] shi1 bai4 shi4 cheng2 gong1 zhi1 mu3
: Failure is the mother of success

差之毫釐，失之千里 [差之毫厘，失之千里] cha1 zhi1 hao2 li2 , shi1 zhi1 qian1 li3
: the slightest difference leads to a huge loss; a miss is as good as a mile

城門失火，殃及池魚 [城门失火，殃及池鱼] cheng2 men2 shi1 huo3 , yang1 ji2 chi2 yu2
: a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat; the bystander will also suffer; fig. you can’t escape responsibility for your actions; ask not for whom the bell tolls – it tolls for thee

有所得必有所失 you3 suo3 de2 bi4 you3 suo3 shi1
: there is no gain without a loss; there is no such thing as a free meal

智者千慮，必有一失 [智者千虑，必有一失] zhi4 zhe3 qian1 lü4 , bi4 you3 yi1 shi1
: lit. a wise person reflecting a thousand times can still make a mistake; fig. nobody is infallible

人有失手，馬有失蹄 [人有失手，马有失蹄] ren2 you3 shi1 shou3 , ma3 you3 shi1 ti2
: lit. just as humans make mistakes, so can a horse stumble; fig. everyone makes mistakes; even the best fall down sometimes