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N1 う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

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

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    1. う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

      1. 1.

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

      2. 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.

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      (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...

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      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.

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      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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