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What does 失望 (しつぼう, shitsubou) mean?

失望 (しつぼう, shitsubou) means disappointment, despair.

Quick facts
Readingしつぼう
Romajishitsubou
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
しつぼう
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshitsubou

disappointment, despair

  1. 1noun · suru verb · intransitive disappointment; despair

Example sentences

  • I felt disappointed by his reply.

  • I was disappointed to fail the exam.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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