不始末

ふしまつ

Meanings

1. Noun, な-adjective omission; failure; incompleteness
2. irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct; malpractice; carelessness; wastefulness; extravagance

Kanji

• 不 un-. Read as フ.
• 始 begin
• 末 end. Read as マツ.

Example sentences

• 火事の原因は彼のタバコの火の不始末だ。
  The cause of the fire was his cigarette butt.
• その山火事は火の不始末から出た。
  The forest fire occurred through carelessness.
• あなたはその不始末に責任を取らねばならない。
  You must answer for your careless conduct.
• 彼は部下の不始末を見つけた。
  He detected his men's misconduct.

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