Word Meaning 失明

しつめい shitsumei

失明 is read as しつめい (shitsumei) and means loss of eyesight.

Meaning

English

  1. loss of eyesight
  2. loss of sight
  3. going blind
  4. blindness

Reading

Kana

しつめい

Romaji

shitsumei

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Synonyms 光を失う,盲目 Rank 15294 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

失明者

しつめいしゃ

blind person

明を失う

めいをうしなう

to lose one's eyesight

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

失意

しつい

disappointment

失神

しっしん

faint

失点

しってん

run charged to the pitcher

失速

しっそく

stall

Example Sentences

6

He lost his eyesight in an accident.

He went blind in the accident.

I lost the eyesight in my right eye two years ago.

The poor girl went blind.

He almost lost vision in one of his eyes.

"I'm afraid of having eye surgery." "It's no time to be saying that kind of thing. At this rate, you might lose your vision completely."