Kumi logo
    Kumi

    Learn Japanese. Where understanding folds into fluency.

    Dictionary

    KanjiKanji vocabularyKana vocabularyKanaRadicalsGrammarJLPT N5

    Learn

    GuidesStart where you areWhat is KMT?RoadmapFAQ

    Connect

    EmailDiscordInstagramThreadsTikTokYouTubeLinkedInBlueskyX

    Newsletter

    Start learning free →

    Free forever tier. No card required.

    © 2026 Kumiai Inc. All rights reserved.

    AboutFAQContactStatusPrivacyTermsAttributions
    Dictionary
    1. Dictionary
    2. Kanji Vocab
    3. 失敗

    失敗

    失しっ敗ぱい

    failure

    N4KMT4News #4+1CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, Transitive, IntransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab16 strokes

    しっぱい

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive, Intransitive

    1.
    failure, mistake, blunder

    Stroke 0 / 16

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは試し験けんに失しっ敗ぱいしました。

    He failed the exam.

    KMT3Daily LifeEducation
    失しっ敗ぱいから学まなぶことが大たい切せつです。

    It's important to learn from failures.

    KMT4Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    料りょう理りで失しっ敗ぱいしても、また挑ちょう戦せんすればいい。

    Even if you fail at cooking, you can just try again.

    KMT4Daily LifeFood & Dining
    プロジェクトの失しっ敗ぱいの原げん因いんを分ぶん析せきする必ひつ要ようがあります。

    We need to analyze the causes of the project's failure.

    KMT5Daily LifeBusiness & FinanceWork & Career
    恐おそれずに挑ちょう戦せんし、失しっ敗ぱいを恐おそれないことが成せい功こうへの鍵かぎです。

    Challenging without fear and not being afraid of failure is the key to success.

    KMT6Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology

    Kanji that make up this word

    失
    うしな.う・う.せる…(1)
    lose・error・fault・disadvantage・loss
    敗
    やぶ.れる…(1)
    failure・defeat・reversal
    Kumi logo

    Track your mastery

    Kumi's KMT system tracks your mastery across kanji, vocabulary, grammar, and reading. Create a free account to use it on 220,000+ concepts.

    Related concepts for this entry

    Used in vocabulary

    • 失
    • 敗

    Explore more

    Kanji Vocab dictionary›Browse all entries›