失敗

しっぱい

failure, mistake

What does 失敗 mean?

失敗 is a Japanese noun meaning failure, mistake in English. It is written as 失敗 in kanji, しっぱい in hiragana, and shippai in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N4 vocabulary.

Example sentence

1度や2度の失敗はだれにでもある。

Everybody fails once or twice.