Keyword
permanent loss
Info
FrequencyTop 200-300
Type
Kyōiku (4th grade) 
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KankenLevel 7
Heisig908
Readings
しつ
(38%)
しっ
(17%)
しち
(15%)
う
(1%)
Composed of
slash left
husband
Mnemonic

My husband permanently lost his left arm after a samurai slashed it off.

Used in kanji (6 in total)
iron
regularity
alternate
Japanese book cover
Used in vocabulary (301 in total)
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
failure; mistake; blunder
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
Examples (200 in total)
I'm afraid of losing you.
I don't want to lose you.
There is no time to be lost.
He lost his memory.
I don't want to lose my boyfriend.
I've lost all my friends.
I don't want to lose my friends.
At least sixty people lost their lives.
He lost his happiness in the end.
What a rude man!
How rude of you!
Excuse me, is this yours?
Please excuse me for being rude.
What rude language he uses!
Ah, I've failed again!
I was afraid that you had failed.
It was a complete failure.
If you had not helped me, I would have failed.
Strangely enough, he failed.
I'm failing at my job.
Don't laugh at my failure.
It is strange that you should fail.
You should acknowledge your failure.
The question is who made that mistake.
What if we should fail?
Don't give up if you fail.
Don't be afraid to fail.
I was surprised that he had failed.
That he will fail is certain.
It is hardly conceivable to me that he will fail.
There seem to be several reasons for his failure.
How do you account for his failure?
It is probable that he will fail.
Did he fail again?
He will probably fail.
He should reflect on his failure.
He was asked to account for his failure.
They laughed at his mistake.
She said she feared that he might fail.
We must reflect on our failure.
I was surprised to hear of his failure.
I tried but failed to stop him.
I failed after all.
I'm afraid she will fail.
I know nothing concerning the lost letter.
You should apologize to her for being rude.
You should apologize to her for having been rude to her.
I'm not angry because you have failed.
She lost interest in her work.
I lost interest in my work.
If you don't study harder, you'll definitely fail.
He lost everything he owned.
I couldn't put up with his rudeness.
I've lost all my money.
That which is easily acquired is easily lost.
For that reason, he lost his job.
He said he was sure to succeed; he failed, however.
Success or failure is all the same to me.
This man is very rude.
Excuse me. I need to go.
What is the cause of such a failure?
That's the cause of his failure.
Even if you fail this time, you'll have another chance.
They must've failed.
He lost two sons in the war.
She lost her son in the war.
You've lost the ability to concentrate.
He has a fear that his brother will fail.
His failure seems to have something to do with his character.
I'm not used to being talked to in such a rude manner.
Once gone, you will never get it back.
Once lost, time cannot be recalled.
It doesn't matter how bad of a mistake you make. If you're cute, all will be forgiven.
The man lost all hope.
We lost hope.
He lost all his hopes.
He never loses hope.
She was bereft of all hope.
That plan resulted with failure.
We saw that the plan would end in failure.
That plan will probably fail in the long run.
Your plan is bound to fail.
His project ended in failure.
Their plan resulted in failure.
Our plan failed.
Our plan resulted in failure.
My plan failed.
Our plans went wrong.
The plan has failed.
Don't lose your cool.
She has lost both her parents.
He tried to solve the problem, only to fail.
It is no wonder that he failed.
The reason for your failure is that you did not try hard enough.
The reason why you failed is you didn't try hard enough.
His efforts resulted in failure.
All our effort ended in failure.
Our effort ended in failure.
Take care not to fail.
I regret having been rude to him.
If you aren't careful, you'll fail again.
I am responsible for this failure.
I will answer for the failure.
I tried it again, only to fail.
The lost chance will never come again.
This failure is due to your mistake.
Excuse me, are you a student here?
Excuse me, are you a student?
I lost my trust in him.
Our confidence in him is gone.
Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.
The boy was to lose his mother at an early age.
I have nothing to lose.
There was nothing to lose.
I had nothing to lose.
I lost my only chance to appear on television.
I ran away without saying anything because I didn't want to lose our love.
He was bereft of all hope.
Excuse me, but will you tell me the way to the station?
One learns from one's own mistakes.
I have learned a lot from my mistakes.
You should learn from your mistakes.
I learned from my mistakes.
He tried it again, only to fail.
Though I failed, I will try again.
The party was a failure.
The negotiation ended in failure.
The reasons for our failure are as follows.
I was astonished to hear that he failed.
If I lose your love, I lose everything.
Many lives were lost in the accident.
That experiment was a failure.
The experiment ended in failure.
He explained why the experiment failed.
Everybody expected that the experiment would result in failure.
Never did I expect that he would fail the examination.
He failed the exam because he didn't study.
I failed the exam because I didn't study.
I don't want to fail the test.
Had it not been for your help, I would have failed.
If it had not been for your help, I would have failed.
If it had not been for your help, my father would have failed.
Without your help, he would have failed.
If it hadn't been for his help, I'd have failed.
She failed every time she tried.
Each time I tried, I failed.
You failed to wake Harry up.
He failed to wake Harry up.
I lost my watch yesterday.
I have lost my watch.
We failed to persuade him.
The child was told to apologize for being rude to the guests.
He sometimes loses hope.
The professor thought it rude to say such a thing.
He failed in his attempt to swim across the river.
It's very rude to point at people.
It's rude to point at anyone.
It's rude to point at people.
At first, I failed the test.
I beg to point out that your calculation is wrong.
It's not polite to point at others.
I didn't think I wanted to do it again, given that I failed last year.
After all his efforts, he also failed this time.
With all his efforts, he failed the test.
He failed in spite of his great efforts.
Life is by no means a series of failures.
He tried to kill himself because he lost her love.
You must work hard in order not to fail.
He tried hard, but he failed.
He worked hard. Otherwise he would have failed.
She tried hard, but she failed.
His failure in business compelled him to sell his house.
One mistake will cost a person his life.
Excuse me, but do you mind if I ask your name?
It is rude to point at others.
He steeled himself against possible failure.
That's a very rude question.
Having failed several times, he tried to do it again.
Having failed many times, he never gave up the plan.
His persistent efforts resulted in failure.
He studied hard so he wouldn't fail.
They studied very hard so that they wouldn't fail the exam.
Excuse me. Do you speak English?
Excuse me, do you speak English?
He lost his reason when he saw his house burn down.
If it were not for your advice I would fail.
If it had not been for your advice, I would have failed.
He tried several times, but failed.
She tried several times but failed.
What would you do if you lost your job?
He is worried about losing his job.
Anyone who protested, lost his job.
The consequence was that she lost her job.
She lost her money, her family and her friends.
He warned me that I would fail.
They warned us of our possible failure in this plan.
People repeat their mistakes in order to become adults.
It's not until you lose your health that you realize its value.
He lost his position only because he refused to tell a lie.
We had three tries and failed each time.