Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 失


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Meaning

to lose, disappear

Pronunciation

SHITSU
ushinau

Explanation

Upper left: accent for emphasis, rest: husband (= big person with extra-caring arms )

Mnemonic

I emphasize: The husband is losing.

Radicals

to lose
husband(Like a big person with another pair of arms, as caring arms.)
Emphasis(The single stroke is often used as an accent for emphasizing something.)
big(A person with wide spread arms and legs appears big.)
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Vocabulary

失う うしなう to lose, to part with
失礼 しつれい discourtesy, impoliteness, Excuse me
失恋 しつれん disappointed love, broken heart, unrequited love
失業 しつぎょう unemployment
失敗 しっぱい failure, mistake, blunder
失望 しつぼう lost hope = disappointment, despair
失格 しっかく disqualification, elimination, incapacity (legal)
失脚 しっきゃく losing one's standing, being overthrown, falling
失調 しっちょう lack of harmony

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