Refers to the loss of something or a disadvantageous situation. Often used in formal or written contexts.
この契約には失が多い。
This contract has many disadvantages.
彼の退職は
Baseball term for an error. Abbreviation of 失策 (しっさく).
See also: 失策
ショートが失を記録した。
The shortstop was charged with an error.
His resignation is a great loss for the company.
He admitted his mistake.
失敗 is the standard everyday word for a failure or mistake, while 失 is a more formal term often confined to written or specialized language.
欠点 is the common word for a flaw or defect, while 失 covers similar ground but is rarer and more formal.
失策 is the full word for a blunder or error, including baseball errors, while 失 is its abbreviated form used especially in baseball scorekeeping.
得 means a gain or profit, while 失 means a loss or disadvantage, forming the classic pair seen in 一得一失.
failure; mistake; blunder
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy · excuse me; goodbye · to leave; to excuse oneself
loss; financial loss
loss; forfeit
lost point; conceded goal; point given away · run charged to the pitcher · blunder; mistake; error
The kanji 失 means 'lose, error, fault'. The reading しつ is the on'yomi. The word is used as a formal noun in modern Japanese, likely derived from classical Chinese usage.
disappointment; despair
disappearance; vanishing; loss
negligent error; blunder; accident caused by negligence · fault; defect; culpability
unrequited love; broken heart; disappointment in love
loss; going missing; misplacement
imbalance; disharmony; malfunction · ataxia
fainting; losing consciousness; passing out · syncope
blunder; disgrace; failure
stall; lose airspeed · downturn; slowdown; slump; decline
fall from power; downfall; losing one's position
loss of eyesight; blindness
incontinence; involuntary urination/defecation
lapse; expiration; invalidation; becoming void
blunder; slip; error · error (baseball)
destruction by fire; being burnt down
verbal gaffe; slip of the tongue; improper remark
involuntary laughter; laughing despite oneself · scornful laughter; snicker
disappointment; despair; despondency
forgetting; lapse of memory
rudeness; impoliteness; disrespect · leaving; taking one's leave · taking without permission; stealing; pinching · sorry!; excuse me!; I'm off!
wash away; be carried off; loss by water
losing one's job; unemployment