Word Meaning 失格

しっかく shikkaku

失格 is read as しっかく (shikkaku) and means being unfit for one's role.

Meaning

English

  1. being unfit for one's role
  2. being a failure
  3. disqualification
  4. elimination
  5. incapacity

Reading

Kana

しっかく

Romaji

shikkaku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 5195 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

失格者

しっかくしゃ

disqualified person

人間失格

にんげんしっかく

No Longer Human (1948 novel by Osamu Dazai)

永久失格

えいきゅうしっかく

permanent disqualification

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

失意

しつい

disappointment

失神

しっしん

faint

失点

しってん

run charged to the pitcher

失明

しつめい

loss of eyesight