失脚

しっきゃく

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Intransitive losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown

Kanji

• 失 lose. Read as シツ.
• 脚 leg. Read as キャク.

Example sentences

• その政治家は結局失脚した。
  The politician lost his position in the end.
• ２００６年９月の軍事クーデターで失脚、事実上亡命中だったタイのタクシン元首相が２８日、約１年半ぶりに帰国した。
  Deposed in a military coup in September 2006 and having effectively been in exile, the Former premier of Thailand Thaksin has returned after about a year and a half.

Common phrases

• クーデターで失脚する
• 大統領が失脚する

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