失敗
しっぱい · shippai
Failure, mistake, blunder
Other ways to say “failure” in Japanese →
flat · what is pitch accent?
Example sentences
試験のとき、時間配分で一番失敗しやすいのは後半だ。
しけんのとき、じかんはいぶんでいちばんしっぱいしやすいのはこうはんだ。
During an exam, the part where you're most likely to fail is the latter half because of time management.
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彼女は、失敗するのではないかと心配している。
かのじょは、しっぱいするのではないかとしんぱいしている。
She is worried that she might fail.
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失敗も糧に変える姿勢が、私にはあると自負しております。
しっぱいもかてにかえるしせいが、わたしにはあると じふしております。
I pride myself on having an attitude that turns failures into stepping stones.
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彼は失敗を恐れず、何度も挑戦した。
かれはしっぱいをおそれず、なんどもちょうせんした。
He wasn't afraid of failure and tried many times.
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What does 失敗 mean?
Failure, mistake, blunder.
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しっぱい (shippai). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.
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JLPT N4 — upper beginner. See the JLPT N4 guide.
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