Japanese symbol for “incapacity”
失格
しっかく
Romaji: shikkaku
disqualification; elimination; incapacity
In Japanese, incapacity is 失格, read しっかく (shikkaku).
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Meanings
- n, vs disqualification; elimination; incapacity
- n, vs being unfit for one's role; being a failure
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “incapacity”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 無能 | むのう munou | incompetence; inefficiency; inability |
| 無能力 | むのうりょく munouryoku | incompetence; inability; disability |
| 非才 | ひさい hisai | lack of ability; incompetence; incapacity |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 失敗 | しっぱい shippai | failure; mistake; blunder |
| 損失 | そんしつ sonshitsu | loss (of assets, profit, etc.) |
| 失う | うしなう ushinau | to lose |
| 失業 | しつぎょう shitsugyou | unemployment |
| 失礼 | しつれい shitsurei | discourtesy; impoliteness |
| 喪失 | そうしつ soushitsu | loss; forfeit |
| 価格 | かかく kakaku | price; value; cost |
| 性格 | せいかく seikaku | character (of a person); personality; disposition |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.