# 失 miss out on

(rifle) + 大 (big)
★★★★★
5 strokes

## Onyomi

SHITSU | Oh SHIT! I missed out on the reunion concert of the PART TIME CHRISTIANS.

## Mnemonic

| This is rifle plus big. But, since arrow (矢) is ALSO rifle plus big, it's easier to think of 失 as "arrow plus a little head on top!" So you can say, "I MISS getting HEAD from your uncle ever since he got BEHEADED BY AN ARROW."

## Kunyomi

うしな*う | to miss out on. Like you were watching tv too much and missed out on a pool party in your own backyard. ★★★★☆

## Jukugo

失敗(しっぱい) する | failure ★★★★☆ 失 (miss out on) + 敗 (be defeated) = 失敗 (failure) any failure! Flunking a test, your plan fails, no one comes to your party, your business goes bankrupt, your mom's chest waxing goes wrong and her pec-fro winds up as Beyonce's wig.
失礼(しつれい) な | rude ★★★★☆ 失 (miss out on) + 礼 (polite) = 失礼 (rude) rude, without manners.
失恋(しつれん) される | get your heart broke ★★★☆☆ 失 (miss out on) + 恋 (passion) = 失恋 (get your heart broke)
大失敗(だいしっぱい) | total disaster ★★☆☆☆ 大 (big) + 失敗 (failure) = 大失敗 (total disaster) a total disaster.

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
朱 | vermilion | PENIS ON THE BOTTOM |
失 | miss out on | HEAD but NO PENIS |
矢 | arrow | NO HEAD |

Vermillion has a dick between its legs (think of the bright red veins in a dick). Arrow and Miss don't have anything down there.

HOW TO TELL ARROW AND MISS APART: "失" has a little line sticking up at the top, which we'll call a HEAD. 矢has no head.

So you can say, "I MISS getting HEAD from your uncle ever since he got BEHEADED BY AN ARROW."

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
先 | earlier/ the tip | LEGS OPEN |
失 | miss out on | LEGS CLOSED |

1) Probably the first time you saw "先" , you were looking at the word for teacher (sensei)-- 先生

2) MISS is basically SENSEI but with its legs closer together. Therefore,

3) I missed out on sex with teacher because she kept her LEGS CLOSED.

See?

## Used In

- 鉄

## Synonyms

get fired 解雇 失業 首になる
lose 負ける 参った 敗北 失敗 失う 不合格 落第