失敗（しっぱい）
JLPT N3 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: failure
Example sentences
- 失敗を恐れず挑戦する。 — I take on challenges without fear of failure.
- 失敗から多くを学ぶ。 — I learn a lot from failure.
Idioms & proverbs containing “失敗”
- 失敗は成功の母 (しっぱいはせいこうのはは) — failure is the mother of success
- 失敗は成功のもと (しっぱいはせいこうのもと) — failure teaches success; failure is a stepping-stone to success
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See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
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