失策

しっさく

Also written 失錯

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Intransitive blunder; slip; error
2. Noun error

Kanji

• 失 lose. Read as シツ.
• 策 scheme. Read as サク.

Example sentences

• 賢者は己の失策から学ぶ。
  A wise man profits from his mistakes.
• 彼は不注意のため途方もない失策をしてしまった。
  As a result of his carelessness, he made a serious blunder.
• 彼女は重大な失策を犯した。
  She made a serious mistake.

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