JLPT N3Kanji compounds

失敗

Readingしっぱいshippai

Meaning
やり方を間違えるなどして目的を達成できないこと
Explanation
「失敗(しっぱい)」means failing to achieve a goal due to a mistake in method, etc. It is used as in「実験に失敗する」(to fail in an experiment). The key is that it did not go well, which is the opposite word of「成功(せいこう)」(success), where a goal is achieved and a good result is produced.
Original Japanese explanation

「失敗(しっぱい)」は、やり方を間違えるなどして目的を達成できないことです。「実験に失敗する」のように使います。うまくいかなかった点が大切で、目的を達成して良い結果が出る「成功(せいこう)」とは反対の言葉です。

Examples
  • 実験に失敗する

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