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N1 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

しくじるto fail, to fall through, to blunder

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    1. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

      1.

      to fail, to blunder, to mess up, to screw up

    2. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

      2.

      to be dismissed, to be fired

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    しくじる

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      会社(かいしゃ)しくじったので、就職(しゅうしょく)活動(かつどう)頑張(がんば)ります。

      I messed up at my company, so I'm going to work hard on job hunting.

      • N1

      (かぶ)しくじってしまい、三百(さんびゃく)(まん)(えん)ほど(そん)をしてしまった。

      I failed on the stock market and lost about three million yen.

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      昨日(きのう)入学(にゅうがく)試験(しけん)しくじってしまった。受験(じゅけん)勉強(べんきょう)(みず)(あわ)だ…。

      I failed the entrance exam yesterday. All that studying was for nothing...

      • N1

      息子(むすこ)人生(じんせい)しくじったと(おも)っているが、息子(むすこ)人生(じんせい)にはまだまだ希望(きぼう)がある。

      My son thinks he's failed at life, but there's still plenty of hope for him.

      • N1

      会社(かいしゃ)しくじってからも普通(ふつう)生活(せいかつ)をしていたら借金(しゃっきん)まみれになってしまいました。

      After I screwed up my business, I tried to live normally, but just ended up buried in debt.

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