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喪失 (そうしつ, soushitsu) Japanese meaning: loss | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 喪失する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 喪そう 失しつ する 喪そう 失しつ しない Polite 喪そう 失しつ します 喪そう 失しつ しません Past polite 喪そう 失しつ しました 喪そう 失しつ しませんでした Past 喪そう 失しつ した 喪そう 失しつ しなかった Te-form 喪そう 失しつ して 喪そう 失しつ しないで Desire 喪そう 失しつ したい 喪そう 失しつ したくない Potential 喪そう 失しつ できる 喪そう 失しつ できない Passive 喪そう 失しつ される 喪そう 失しつ されない Causative 喪そう 失しつ させる 喪そう 失しつ させない Causative passive 喪そう 失しつ させられる 喪そう 失しつ させられない Volitional 喪そう 失しつ しよう Polite volitional 喪そう 失しつ しましょう Imperative 喪そう 失しつ しろ 喪そう 失しつ するな Conditional 喪そう 失しつ すれば 喪そう 失しつ しなければ Tara conditional 喪そう 失しつ したら 喪そう 失しつ しなかったら
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そう
失しつ
し
た
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He lost his memory in the accident.
There is a risk of forfeiting the qualification.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 を 喪そう 失しつ する to lose (a right, ability, status, etc.)
After the accident, he temporarily lost his memory.
資し 格かく を 喪そう 失しつ する to lose one's qualification or eligibility
Due to a rule violation, the athlete lost his eligibility to compete.
信しん 頼らい を 喪そう 失しつ する to lose someone's trust
Related words 失う is the common everyday verb for losing something, while 喪失 is the formal noun/suru-verb used in legal, medical, or abstract contexts.
損失 refers specifically to material or financial loss, while 喪失 covers a broader range including intangible losses like trust or memory.
喪失 describes loss or forfeiture that can happen naturally or unintentionally, whereas 剥奪 implies an authority actively and deliberately taking something away.
喪失 is used for losing something intangible like confidence or rights, while 消失 covers things (physical or abstract) simply vanishing or fading away.
喪失 is a formal word for losing something abstract in general (e.g. qualifications, memory), whereas 失墜 is narrower, focused on a fall in reputation or authority.
Don't confuse with 消失 means to vanish or disappear entirely (like light or a signal), whereas 喪失 means to lose a possession, right, or ability while the thing itself may still exist elsewhere.
喪失 refers to losing something intangible like confidence, memory, or rights, while 損失 refers specifically to financial or measurable loss.
Word family· 13 insanity; mental incapacity; non compos mentis
sense of loss; feeling of loss
loss of virginity (female); defloration
Etymology Compound of 喪 (mourning, loss) and 失 (lose, miss). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination has been used to express loss in formal contexts.
The company lost its customers' trust after the fraud was exposed.
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喪そう
失しつ
loss of citizenship; denaturalization; expatriation
loss of market; market loss
Show 6 more loss of consciousness; unconsciousness
loss of fighting spirit; losing the will to fight
loss of male virginity
loss of confidence; inferiority complex
language attrition; linguistic attrition · hypophrasia
memory loss; amnesia
