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    3. 失脚

    失脚

    失しっ脚きゃく

    losing one's position

    KMT8News #17+1Noun, Participle, Verb, IntransitivePolitics & LawKanji Vocab16 strokes

    しっきゃく

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    losing one's position, losing one's standing, downfall, fall (from power), being overthrown

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    彼かれは失しっ脚きゃくした。

    He suffered a downfall.

    KMT6Politics & Law
    大だい臣じんの失しっ脚きゃくはスキャンダルが原げん因いんだった。

    The minister's downfall was due to a scandal.

    KMT8Politics & Law
    首しゅ相しょうの失しっ脚きゃくは大おおきなニュースになった。

    The prime minister's downfall was a major news story.

    KMT8Politics & LawDaily Life
    失しっ脚きゃく後ご、彼かれは公おおやけの場ばから姿すがたを消けした。

    After his downfall, he retired from public life.

    KMT8Politics & Law
    その政せい治じ指し導どう者しゃの失しっ脚きゃくは党とうに大おおきな変へん化かをもたらした。

    The political leader's downfall led to significant changes in the party.

    KMT9Politics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    失
    うしな.う・う.せる…(1)
    lose・error・fault・disadvantage・loss
    脚
    あし…(4)
    skids・leg・undercarriage・lower part・base
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