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逸失 (いっしつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

逸いっ失しつ

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Meanings

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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

Formal term for losing something, often used in legal, business, or official contexts. Can be used as a noun or with する as a transitive verb.

重じゅう要ような書しょ類るいを逸いっ失しつしてしまった。
I lost an important document.
逸いっ失しつ利り益えきの

算さん

定てい

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難むずか

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Calculating lost profits is difficult.

Kanji

逸deviate, idleness, leisure
失lose, error, fault

Similar words

紛ふん失しつ
紛失 is more common for losing physical items, while 逸失 is more formal and often used in legal or abstract contexts.
喪そう失しつ
喪失 implies a deeper, often emotional loss (e.g., of trust, memory), whereas 逸失 is more neutral and transactional.

Etymology

Compound of 逸 (escape, deviate) and 失 (lose). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of loss or missing something.