Vocab Info

N3 う-verb (う), Transitive verb

失(うしな)うto lose, to part with

    Dictionary Definition

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    1. う-verb (う), Transitive verb

      1. 1.

        to lose

      2. 2.

        to miss (a chance, opportunity)

      3. 3.

        to lose (a loved one), to be bereaved of

      4. 4.

        to concede (goals, points, etc.)

    All Forms

    失う 【うしなう】、喪う 【うしなう】

    Details

      • う

      • し

      • な

      • う

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    Examples

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    • 親(おや)に驚(おどろ)かされて気(き)を失(うしな)う。

      To lose consciousness when surprised by one's parents. (Faint)

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    • 嘘(うそ)をついたことで友情(ゆうじょう)を失(うしな)いました。

      I lost a friendship because of a lie.

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    • 私(わたし)の祖母(そぼ)は戦争(せんそう)で父(ちち)と兄(あに)を失(うしな)ったと言(い)っていた。

      My grandmother told me that she lost her father and brother in the war.

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    • 絶好(ぜっこう)の機会(きかい)を失(うしな)ってしまいどうしたらよいか途方(とほう)に暮(く)れています。

      I lost a great opportunity and I'm at a loss what to do.

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    • まさか少(すこ)しわっと声(こえ)を出(だ)して祖父(そふ)を驚(おどろ)かしただけで気(き)を失(うしな)ってしまうとは…。

      I didn't think that just by startling my grandfather with a little yell, he would lose consciousness.

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