失策・失錯|しっさくshissaku[0]heiban (flat)
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Which spelling to use
失策失策 is the most common and standard spelling of this word. It is the form learners should normally choose when writing.
失錯失錯 is a variant written entirely in kanji, but it is rarely used, so learners will seldom need to write it.
Definitions
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbblunder; slip; error
- noun, baseballerror
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 失策する（しっさくする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 失策します（しっさくします） |
| Negative (nai) | 失策しない（しっさくしない） |
| polite (masen) | 失策しません（しっさくしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 失策せず・失策せぬ（しっさくせず・しっさくせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 失策した（しっさくした） |
| polite (mashita) | 失策しました（しっさくしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 失策しなかった（しっさくしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 失策しませんでした（しっさくしませんでした） |
| Te form | 失策して（しっさくして） |
| Potential | 失策できる（しっさくできる） |
| Passive | 失策される（しっさくされる） |
| Causative | 失策させる（しっさくさせる） |
| Causative passive | 失策させられる（しっさくさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 失策すれば（しっさくすれば） |
| tara | 失策したら（しっさくしたら） |
| Volitional | 失策しよう（しっさくしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 失策しましょう（しっさくしましょう） |
| Imperative | 失策しろ（しっさくしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym過ちあやまちWrittenWritten register. Refers to a fault or wrongdoing with a moral shade, as in 「過ちを犯す」; 「失策」 is about errors in strategy or judgment.
- SynonymエラーNeutralLoanword for an error, a system error message, or a fielding mistake in baseball; 「失策」 is the formal scoring term for a fielding error.
- Synonym失敗しっぱいNeutralThe broadest word for failure; 「失策」 leans toward botching an action or a lapse in judgment, and also covers baseball fielding errors.
- SynonymしくじるCasualColloquial verb: to mess up, and also to be fired over a blunder; 「失策」 is a noun focused on strategy.
- Synonym間違いまちがいNeutralThe most widely used word for a mistake or getting something wrong; 「失策」 leans toward errors in strategy or judgment.
- Synonym過失かしつWrittenWritten register: a fault caused by carelessness or negligence, common in legal contexts; 「失策」 is about a lapse in judgment.
- Synonym失態しったいWrittenWritten register: a blunder that costs you face, as in 「失態を演じる」; 「失策」 does not stress the loss of face.
- Synonym錯誤さくごWrittenWritten register: a mismatch between one's understanding and the facts, as in 「試行錯誤」; 「失策」 is an error in strategy.
- SynonymミスNeutralLoanword for a slip or mistake, the most common choice in daily life; 「失策」 is more written and judgment-oriented.
- Synonym間違えるまちがえるNeutralTransitive verb for getting something wrong or mixing things up; 「失策」 is a noun.
- Synonym間違うまちがうNeutralVerb used both transitively and intransitively, as in 「答えを間違う」; 「失策」 is a noun.
- Synonym過誤かごWrittenWritten register: a fault or error, mostly in medical and legal contexts like 「医療過誤」; 「失策」 leans toward strategy.
- Synonym落ち度おちどNeutralA lapse deserving blame, as in 「当方の落ち度」; 「失策」 is about a lapse in judgment.
- SynonymドジるCasualColloquial: to botch something through silliness, often self-deprecating; 「失策」 is a strategic error and more formal.
- SynonymしそこなうNeutralVerb for failing to do something or missing a chance; 「失策」 is a noun for botching an action or a lapse in judgment.
- Synonym仕損じるしそんじるWrittenWritten verb for botching work or a task, as in 「急いては事を仕損じる」; 「失策」 is a noun.
- Synonym仕損ずるしそんずるWrittenThe 「〜ずる」 counterpart of 「仕損じる」 with the same meaning; 「失策」 is a noun.
- Synonym粗相そそうNeutralA careless mistake or breach of etiquette, also soiling oneself; common in everyday apologies like 「粗相をいたしました」; 「失策」 is about judgment.
- Synonym遣り損なうやりそこなうNeutralVerb for failing to do something well or missing a chance; 「失策」 is a noun.
- SynonymポカCasualColloquial: originally a bad move in go or shogi, now a careless, silly mistake; 「失策」 leans toward misjudgment.
- SynonymしくじりCasualColloquial noun for a botched job or failure; 「失策」 is more formal.
- SynonymとちるCasualColloquial: an actor flubbing lines, or messing up when flustered; 「失策」 leans toward strategy.
- Synonym遣り損じるやりそんじるNeutralVerb for botching something or handling a task (or a car) badly; 「失策」 is a noun.
- RelatedつまずくNeutralTo trip or stumble, or to suffer a setback in a venture; 「失策」 is a concrete error in judgment.
- Related誤りあやまりWrittenWritten register: an incorrect point or error, as in 「誤りを認める」; 「失策」 leans toward strategy.
- Antonym成功せいこうNeutralAntonym: things going well and a goal being achieved, the opposite of 「失策」's botched action or misjudgment.
「失策」 covers errors in strategy or judgment and botched actions, and is the formal term for a baseball fielding error. For everyday mistakes use 「ミス」 or 「間違い」, for failure 「失敗」, for blunders that cost face 「失態」; the opposite is 「成功」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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