Japanese symbol for “fiasco”
大失敗
だいしっぱい
Romaji: daishippai
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
In Japanese, fiasco is 大失敗, read だいしっぱい (daishippai).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “fiasco”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| わやく | わやく wayaku | fiasco |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大丈夫 | だいじょうぶ daijoubu | safe; secure; sound |
| 大変 | たいへん taihen | very; greatly; terribly |
| 大学 | だいがく daigaku | university; college |
| 最大 | さいだい saidai | biggest; greatest; largest |
| 大会 | たいかい taikai | mass meeting; convention; rally |
| 大統領 | だいとうりょう daitouryou | president (of a country) |
| 失敗 | しっぱい shippai | failure; mistake; blunder |
| 損失 | そんしつ sonshitsu | loss (of assets, profit, etc.) |
| 敗北 | はいぼく haiboku | defeat; loss; reverse |
See also: Chinese symbol for “fiasco”.
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