Word Meaning 失意

しつい shitsui

失意 is read as しつい (shitsui) and means disappointment.

Meaning

English

  1. disappointment
  2. despair
  3. despondency
  4. broken heart
  5. adversity

Reading

Kana

しつい

Romaji

shitsui

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Antonyms 得意 Rank 9004 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

失意泰然

しついたいぜん

keeping calm and collected at times of disappointment

意識を失う

いしきをうしなう

to lose consciousness

戦意喪失

せんいそうしつ

loss of fighting spirit

意識喪失

いしきそうしつ

loss of consciousness

失礼

しちらい

to be rude

失業

しつぎょう

unemployment

失敗

しっぱい

failure

失う

うしなう

to concede (goals, points, etc.)

失望

しつぼう

disappointment

失格

しっかく

being unfit for one's role

失神

しっしん

faint

失点

しってん

run charged to the pitcher

Example Sentences

1

Bill died a disappointed man.