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失望 (しつぼう) — disappointment | JLPT N3 · Nihongo Circle

失望

しつぼう

nountransitive 他動詞intransitive 自動詞

Meanings

1disappointment
2despair

Example sentence

賢人いわく、人生は失望の連続である。

Some wise man has said life consists of one disappointment after another.

Your sentences

Kanji in this word

失Lose, Error, Fault5 strokes 望Ambition, Full Moon, Hope11 strokes

More words with 失

失調しっちょう · lack of harmonyN1 失態しったい · blunder 失恋しつれん · broken heartN2 過失かしつ · errorN2 失業しつぎょう · unemploymentN3

Full entry on Jisho

失ううしなう · to loseN3

失敗しっぱい · failureN4

損失そんしつ · lossN1

More words with 望

展望てんぼう · viewN1 待ち望むまちのぞむ · to look anxiously forN1 欲望よくぼう · desireN1 要望ようぼう · demand forN1 望遠鏡ぼうえんきょう · telescopeN2 希望きぼう · hopeN3 望むのぞむ · to desireN3 望ましいのぞましい · desirableN1

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