BloomkoJLPT N3 · Useful verbs
失う
うしなう
to lose
Stroke order of 失う
2 characters, 7 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.
失 · 5 strokesう · 2 strokes
Memory trick
Something slips out past the top of the hand (手) through an extra stroke: it is lost.
Parts: 失 = 手 hand with an extra stroke slipping off the top
The characters in 失う
- う う — u (2 strokes)
Example sentence
事故で大切なものを失いました。
じこでたいせつなものをうしないました。
I lost something precious in the accident.
Words with 失
More words: Useful verbs
届けるto deliver; to report届くto arrive; to reach比べるto compare決めるto decide選ぶto choose集めるto collect; to gather続けるto continue変えるto change (something)助けるto help; to save守るto protect; to keep (a promise)認めるto admit; to recognise断るto refuse; to decline許すto forgive; to allow迷うto get lost; to hesitate探すto look for