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    3. 無くす

    無くす

    無なく​す​

    to lose (something)

    N5KMT6CoreVerb, TransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab15 strokes

    失くす

    なくす

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to lose (something)
    word usually written using kana alone
    2.
    to get rid of, to eliminate, to remove, to eradicate, to abolish
    word usually written using kana alone

    Stroke 0 / 15

    Speed1.0x

    鍵かぎを無なくしてしまった。

    I lost my keys.

    KMT5Daily Life
    大たい切せつな書しょ類るいを無なくさないように気きをつけてください。

    Please be careful not to lose important documents.

    KMT6Daily LifeWork & Career
    携けい帯たい電でん話わを無なくしてしまい、とても困こまっている。

    I lost my cell phone and am in a lot of trouble.

    KMT6Daily LifeTechnology
    この制せい度どは無む駄だを無なくすために導どう入にゅうされた。

    This system was introduced to eliminate waste.

    KMT6Daily LifeBusiness & Finance
    彼かれは過か去この失しっ敗ぱいを無なくそうと努ど力りょくしている。

    He is trying to eliminate his past failures.

    KMT7Emotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    無
    な.い…(2)
    nothingness・none・ain't・nothing・nil…(1)
    Kanji
    く
    ku
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
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