# 失 — lose; mistake

失 means “lose; mistake”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 5 strokes. On'yomi: シツ (shitsu). Kun'yomi: うしな(う) (ushinau). You'll see it in words such as 失う (ushinau, “to lose”).

- Meaning: lose; mistake
- On'yomi: シツ (shitsu)
- Kun'yomi: うしな(う) (ushinau)
- Strokes: 5
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Doing & acting 2

## How to remember 失

Parts: 丿 slash · 夫 husband

## Words with 失

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 失う | うしなう (ushinau) | to lose |

## Don't confuse it with

[夫](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/husband/) · [扶](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/provide-for/) · [決](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/decide/) · [快](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/pleasant/)

## More in the “Doing & acting 2” set

[示](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/indicate/) · [検](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/examine/) · [断](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/refuse/) · [導](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/lead/) · [備](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/prepare/) · [助](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/help/) · [失](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/lose/) · [達](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/attain/) · [処](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/deal-with/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/lose/. Last updated 2026-11-01.