miss out on

(rifle) + (big)
★★★★★
5 strokes

Onyomi

SHITSU

Oh SHIT! I missed out on the reunion concert of the PART TIME CHRISTIANS.

Mnemonic

This is rifle plus big. But, since arrow (矢) is ALSO rifle plus big, it's easier to think of 失 as "arrow plus a little head on top!"

So you can say, "I MISS getting HEAD from your uncle ever since he got BEHEADED BY AN ARROW."

Kunyomi

うしな*う to miss out on. Like you were watching tv too much and missed out on a pool party in your own backyard.
★★★★☆

Jukugo

失敗(しっぱい) する

failure ★★★★☆
(miss out on) + (be defeated) = 失敗 (failure)

any failure! Flunking a test, your plan fails, no one comes to your party, your business goes bankrupt, your mom's chest waxing goes wrong and her pec-fro winds up as Beyonce's wig.

失礼(しつれい)

rude ★★★★☆
(miss out on) + (polite) = 失礼 (rude)

rude, without manners.

失恋(しつれん) される

get your heart broke ★★★☆☆
(miss out on) + (passion) = 失恋 (get your heart broke)

大失敗(だいしっぱい)

total disaster ★★☆☆☆
(big) + (failure) = 大失敗 (total disaster)

a total disaster.

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
vermilion PENIS ON THE BOTTOM
miss out on HEAD but NO PENIS
arrow NO HEAD

Vermillion has a dick between its legs (think of the bright red veins in a dick). Arrow and Miss don't have anything down there.

HOW TO TELL ARROW AND MISS APART: "失" has a little line sticking up at the top, which we'll call a HEAD. 矢has no head.

So you can say, "I MISS getting HEAD from your uncle ever since he got BEHEADED BY AN ARROW."

Meaning Hint Radical
earlier/ the tip LEGS OPEN
miss out on LEGS CLOSED

1) Probably the first time you saw "先" , you were looking at the word for teacher (sensei)-- 先生

2) MISS is basically SENSEI but with its legs closer together. Therefore,

3) I missed out on sex with teacher because she kept her LEGS CLOSED.

See?

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Synonyms

get fired
解雇    失業    首になる   
lose
負ける    参った    敗北    失敗    失う    不合格    落第