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失態 (しったい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

失しっ態たい

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

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noun

blunder; disgrace; failure

Refers to a shameful mistake or failure that damages one's reputation or social standing. Often used in formal or serious contexts.

彼かれは会かい議ぎで失しっ態たいを演えんじてしまった。
He committed a blunder at the meeting.
公おおやけ

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場ば

で

の

失しっ

態たい

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許ゆる

さ

れ

ない

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A disgrace in public is unforgivable.

Written forms

失しっ態たいUsage99%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
失しっ体たいUsage1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 失態 is strongly preferred.

Kanji

失lose, error, fault
態attitude, condition, figure
体body, substance, object

Similar words

失しっ敗ぱい
失敗 is a general word for 'failure' or 'mistake', while 失態 specifically implies a shameful or disgraceful blunder that affects one's reputation.
過か失しつ
過失 is a more formal or legal term for 'negligence' or 'fault', often used in official contexts, whereas 失態 emphasizes the social disgrace of the mistake.

Etymology

Composed of 失 (loss, mistake) and 態 (appearance, condition). The combination conveys a loss of proper appearance or conduct, hence a disgraceful blunder.