失(うしな)う

うしなう
verb (godan)
to lose
1. to lose
To no longer have something that one previously had.
自信(じしん)を失(うしな)う。
To lose confidence.
事故(じこ)で命(いのち)を失(うしな)った。
Lost their life in an accident.
意識(いしき)を失(うしな)う。
To lose consciousness.
地震(じしん)で家(いえ)を失(うしな)った人(ひと)が多(おお)い。
Many people lost their homes in the earthquake.
大切(たいせつ)なものを失(うしな)って初(はじ)めてその価値(かち)に気(き)づく。
You don't realize the value of something important until you lose it.

失(うしな)う means to lose something (abstract or concrete).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 自信(じしん)を失(うしな)う: to lose confidence
  • 意識(いしき)を失(うしな)う: to lose consciousness
  • 命(いのち)を失(うしな)う: to lose one's life

DON'T CONFUSE:

  • 失(うしな)う: to lose (abstract, permanent)
  • なくす: to lose (concrete objects)
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Added 2026.1.9 21:15 · Revised 2026.2.20 11:01
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