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不始末 (ふしまつ, fushimatsu) Japanese meaning: omission | Kotomora
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し
末まつ
が
原げん
因いん
で
、
プロジェクト
が
遅おく
れ
た
。
The project was delayed due to the omission in the report.
There are too many careless oversights in his work.
Usage patterns 火ひ の 不ふ 始し 末まつ careless handling of fire (that leads to an accident)
The fire was caused by careless handling of fire.
不ふ 始し 末まつ を 起お こす to cause an incident through negligence or misconduct
An employee's misconduct caused an incident, and the company apologized.
〈 人ひと 〉 の 不ふ 始し 末まつ の 責せき 任にん を 取と る to take responsibility for someone's misconduct or mismanagement
不ふ 始し 末まつ を 詫わ びる to apologize for one's negligence or misconduct
He deeply apologized for his own misconduct.
Related words 不手際 focuses on a clumsy or inept handling of a task, implying a lack of skill, while 不始末 emphasizes negligence, omission, or moral failure.
怠慢 is a more direct term for negligence or dereliction of duty, often used in legal or disciplinary contexts, whereas 不始末 is broader and can include wastefulness or misconduct.
失態 describes a public blunder or embarrassing mistake that damages one's reputation, while 不始末 covers negligence or mismanagement that need not be public.
過失 is a formal, often legal term for a fault or error causing harm, while 不始末 is broader and can describe careless handling without legal implications.
Etymology Compound of 不 (negation) and 始末 (management, dealing with). The literal sense is 'not properly managed,' which extended to mean negligence, omission, and misconduct.
The manager took responsibility for his subordinate's misconduct and resigned.
