失 means lose
error, fault, disadvantage, loss
Something slips from the hand: lose.
On'yomi
- シツshitsu
Kun'yomi
- うしな(う)ushinau
- う(せる)useru
How it's built
- 丿slash
- 夫husband
Common words
- 失望しつぼうdisappointment; despair
- 失敗しっぱいfailure; mistake
- 失業しつぎょうunemployment
- 過失かしつaccident (caused by negligence); error