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失う · godan verb (-u)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	失うしなう	失うしなわない
Polite	失うしないます	失うしないません
Past polite	失うしないました	失うしないませんでした
Past	失うしなった	失うしなわなかった
Te-form	失うしなって	失うしなわないで
Desire	失うしないたい	失うしないたくない
Potential	失うしなえる	失うしなえない
Passive	失うしなわれる	失うしなわれない
Causative	失うしなわせる	失うしなわせない
Causative passive	失うしなわせられるalso 失うしなわされる	失うしなわせられないalso 失うしなわされない
Volitional	失うしなおう
Polite volitional	失うしないましょう
Imperative	失うしなえ	失うしなうな
Conditional	失うしなえば	失うしなわなければ
Tara conditional	失うしなったら	失うしなわなかったら

Pairs with失せる

Meanings

godan verb (-u), transitive verb

lose; be deprived of

General term for losing something concrete or abstract: possessions, abilities, trust, balance, etc.

財さい布ふを失うしなってしまった。
I lost my wallet.
彼かれは事じ故こで視し力りょくを失うしなった。
He lost his eyesight in an accident.

godan verb (-u), transitive verb

miss; let slip

Used for failing to take advantage of a chance, opportunity, or timing.

絶ぜっ好こうの機き会かいを失うしなった。
I missed a golden opportunity.

godan verb (-u), transitive verb

lose (a loved one); be bereaved of

Specifically refers to the death of a family member, friend, or close person. The kanji 喪う is sometimes used for this sense.

彼かれは若わかくして両りょう親しんを失うしなった。
He lost his parents at a young age.

godan verb (-u), transitive verb

concede; give up

Used in sports or competitions for conceding goals, points, or a lead.

チームは後こう半はんに2点てんを失うしなった。
The team conceded two goals in the second half.

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Usage patterns

信しん頼らいを失うしなうto lose someone's trust
彼かれは嘘うそをついて友ゆう人じんの信しん頼らいを失うしなった。
He lied and lost his friend's trust.
機き会かいを失うしなうto miss an opportunity
ためらっているうちに絶ぜっ好こうの機き会かいを失うしなった。
While hesitating, he missed the perfect opportunity.
家か族ぞくを失うしなうto lose a family member (through death)
彼かれは若わかくして家か族ぞくを失うしなった。
He lost his family at a young age.
点てんを失うしなうto concede points (in a game or competition)
後こう半はんで一いっ気きに三さん点てんを失うしなった。
They conceded three points all at once in the second half.
記き憶おくを失うしなうto lose one's memory
事じ故こで一いち時じ的てきに記き憶おくを失うしなった。
He temporarily lost his memory in the accident.
命いのちを失うしなうto lose one's life; to die
その事じ故こで多おおくの人ひとが命いのちを失うしなった。
Many people lost their lives in that accident.

Expressions· 13

度どを失うしなうlose one's composure; lose one's head; get flustered
明めいを失うしなうlose one's eyesight; go blind
気きを失うしなうlose consciousness; faint; black out
色いろを失うしなうturn pale; lose color
道みちを失うしなうlose one's way; be at a loss

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意い識しきを失うしなうlose consciousness; pass out; faint
挙きょ措そを失うしなうlose one's composure; lose one's temper
正しょう気きを失うしなうlose one's mind; go crazy; lose one's senses · lose consciousness

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Kanji

失lose, error, fault
喪miss, mourning
亡deceased, the late, dying

Transitive / intransitive

失うせる sense 1
失せる is the intransitive counterpart, describing something disappearing on its own, while 失う is the transitive verb for actively losing something.

Related words· 9

無なくすN5sense 1
無くす is casual and typically used for misplacing small physical items, while 失う is broader and can describe abstract or formal losses.
落おとすN4sense 1
落とす means to physically drop or misplace something, whereas 失う implies a more permanent or abstract loss.
亡なくすN2sense 3
亡くす is used specifically for the death of a loved one, a narrower use than the bereavement sense of 失う.
喪そう失しつN1
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.

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ロスト
失う is the everyday Japanese verb for losing something, while ロスト is a loanword typically confined to technical or business jargon.
紛ふん失しつN1
失う is a broader verb that can mean losing abstract things like trust or opportunities, whereas 紛失 refers specifically to a physical item going missing.
損そんするN3
失う means 'to lose (something one had)', while 損する focuses specifically on financial loss or missing a beneficial opportunity.
失しっ墜つい
失う is the everyday verb for losing anything concrete or abstract, while 失墜 is a formal noun/suru-verb reserved for a fall in prestige or trust.
見み失うしなうN1
失う is the general verb for losing something such as an object, ability, or person, while 見失う specifically means losing sight or track of something you were watching or pursuing.

Opposites· 9

得えるN3sense 1
得る means to gain or obtain something, the direct opposite of 失う (to lose it).
取とり返かえすN1
失う means to lose something, the opposite action of 取り返す, which means to get it back.
手てに入いれるN2
失う means to lose something, the opposite of 手に入れる, which means to gain or acquire it.

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キープN1
失う means to lose something, the opposite of キープする in the sense of maintaining a lead or holding onto possession.
得うるN3
得る (うる) means to obtain or gain something, while 失う means to lose it.
取とり戻もどすN2
失う means 'to lose' something, the opposite process of 取り戻す, which means 'to get it back'.
博はくする
失う means to lose something one had, the opposite of 博する, which means to win or gain something desirable.
ゲットN1
ゲット means to get or obtain something, while 失う means to lose something one had, the opposite outcome.
獲とる
失う means to lose something, the opposite of 獲る in the sense of winning or securing a prize.

Don't confuse with

奪うばうN3sense 1
奪う describes someone actively taking something away from another, while 失う describes the loser's own experience of losing it.

Word family

見み失うしなうN1
lose sight of; miss
銭ぜに失うしない
waste of money

Written forms

失うしなうUsage96%
Standard kanji spelling for all senses.
うしなうUsage2%
喪うしなうUsage1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form used specifically for losing a loved one; carries a nuance of mourning.
失うしなうUsage1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not used in modern writing.
亡うしなうUsage<1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not used in modern writing.

Etymology

The kanji 失 carries the meaning of 'lose' or 'miss'. The reading うしなう is a native Japanese verb; its historical derivation is uncertain.