Word Meaning 失踪

しっそう shissou

失踪 is read as しっそう (shissou) and means disappearance.

Meaning

English

  1. disappearance
  2. running away
  3. going missing
  4. absconding

Reading

Kana

しっそう

Romaji

shissou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

失踪宣告

しっそうせんこく

court decision declaring a missing person legally dead

失踪者

しっそうしゃ

missing person

危難失踪

きなんしっそう

disappearance (longer than one year after an accident or disaster)

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

失恋

しつれん

disappointed love

失敬

しっけい

leaving

失意

しつい

disappointment

Example Sentences

8

かれはきのうからしっそうしている。

he has been missing since yesterday.

しっそうのりゆうはまだわかっていない。

the reason for the disappearance is still unknown.

We reported him missing.

It was exposed that they were doing illegal work, so they planned their disappearance.

The disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle are inexplicable.

It was not until three days after that I knew she had disappeared.

We have to look into the disappearance of the doctor.

The small rural village was in disarray after the disappearance and murder incidents.