Meaning

Primary

Blunder

Alternative

Disgrace

Word Type

noun

Explanation

The appearance of fault is a huge blunder on our family. At least do not have the appearance of fault.

Reading

しったい
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well. The しつ gets shortened to しっ, though, so make that blunder.

Context

Context Sentences

社長は大失態を犯し、それをごまかそうとしたが、それがかえってアダとなった。

The president made a huge blunder and he tried to cover it up, but it backfired.

2017年の失態から、コウイチは部屋に引きこもって出てこなくなってしまった。

Since the 2017 fiasco, Koichi has locked himself in his room and refuses to come out.

とんでもない政治的失態を演じた大統領は、苛立ちを隠せないでいた。

The president, who had made a terrible political blunder, could not hide his frustration.

Kanji Composition