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喪失 (そうしつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
loss ; forfeit
Formal noun and suru-verb for losing something important, such as rights, status, memory, or trust. Often used in legal, psychological, and news contexts.
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There is a risk of forfeiting the qualification.
Similar words 失うしな う 失う is a common everyday verb for losing something; 喪失 is a formal noun/suru-verb often used in official or abstract contexts.
損そん 失しつ 損失 focuses on material or financial loss; 喪失 is broader and includes intangible losses such as trust or rights.
Etymology Compound of 喪 (mourning, loss) and 失 (lose, miss). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination has been used to express loss in formal contexts.
