JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 18

失 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

lose; fail

On
シツshitsu
Kun
うしなうushinau うせるuseru

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

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失5 strokes

How to write 失: stroke order

失 has 5 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

失 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes
The stroke order of 失 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 失

The parts 失 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

  • 丿

  • 夫

    husband; man

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JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 18