しくじる

しくじる · shikujiru · JLPT N1 · verb-godan

to fail

仕 (do) + 損じる (miss, botch) = do it and miss: to fail or blunder

Thought to come from 仕損じる (shi-sonjiru), meaning do and botch. Over time the sound softened into しくじる. Use it for a slip or a plan that falls through.

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