しくじる

to fail, to fall through, to blunder

Also:to be dismissed

What does しくじる mean?

しくじる is a Japanese verb meaning to fail, to fall through, to blunder in English. It can also be translated as to be dismissed depending on context. It is written as しくじる in hiragana, and shikujiru in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

今回はしくじれないぞ。

You cannot fail this time.