失策 (しっさく, shissaku) Japanese meaning: blunder | Kotomora

失しっ策さく

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失策する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

General term for a mistake or misstep, often implying a lapse in judgment or execution. Used as both a noun and a suru-verb.

失しっ敗ぱいN4sense 1
失敗 is a broad word for failure or a mistake in general, while 失策 more narrowly points to a misjudged plan or action.
エラー sense 2
エラー is the common loanword for a baseball fielding error, used interchangeably with 失策 in that specific sense.
ミスN3sense 1
ミス is a casual, everyday word for a slip-up, while 失策 sounds more formal and often implies a strategic or judgmental error.
過か失しつN2sense 1
過失 is a legal or formal term for negligence/fault, whereas 失策 focuses on a poor decision or execution rather than culpability.

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失しっ点てん
失策 is a general word for a blunder or mistake in any context, while 失点 in its figurative sense refers specifically to a mistake that costs one points, reputation, or advantage.
敵てき失しつ
失策 is a general word for a blunder or error, often one's own, whereas 敵失 specifically means the error was made by the opposing side.
失しつ
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.

成せい功こうN4sense 1
成功 means success, the direct opposite of the blunder or misstep described by 失策.
好こう守しゅ
失策 is a fielding error or blunder, the direct opposite of the skillful play described by 好守.

無む策さく
無策 describes the absence of any plan or measure, while 失策 refers to a specific blunder or mistake made despite having a plan.

回かいN4
Can be used when counting instances of making a mistake, but it is less specific.

失しっ策さくUsage99%
Standard kanji form; used in general and baseball contexts.
失しっ錯さくUsage1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; learners should stick to 失策.

Compound of 失 (loss, mistake) and 策 (plan, policy), literally 'mistaken plan'.