(しっぱい)

しっぱい
noun, verb (suru)
failure, mistake
1. failure, blunder, mistake
Not achieving a desired outcome; making an error or mistake in an attempt.
試験(しけん)失敗(しっぱい)しました。
I failed the exam.
失敗(しっぱい)成功(せいこう)のもとです。
Failure is the mother of success.
Common proverb
また失敗(しっぱい)してしまった。
I made a mistake again.
ケーキを(つく)るのに失敗(しっぱい)して、(かたち)(わる)くなってしまった。
I failed at making the cake, and it turned out misshapen.
失敗(しっぱい)(おそ)れずに、何度(なんど)でも挑戦(ちょうせん)してください。
Don't be afraid of failure—keep trying as many times as it takes.

失敗(しっぱい) is the opposite of 成功(せいこう) (success).

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 失敗(しっぱい)する: to fail
  • 失敗(しっぱい)()わる: to end in failure
  • 〜に失敗(しっぱい)する: to fail at ~

RELATED TERMS:

  • 成功(せいこう): success
  • 間違(まちが)い: mistake, error
  • ミス: mistake (loanword)
  • ()ちる: to fail (an exam)

PROVERB: 失敗(しっぱい)成功(せいこう)のもと - Failure leads to success (equivalent to 'learn from your mistakes')