Meaning

Primary

Disappointment

Alternative

Despair

Word Type

noun, verbal noun

Explanation

There is fault in your hope. It breaks, and everything falls apart. You feel massive disappointment and despair.

Reading

しつぼう
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Pattern of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 失望を感じる

    to feel disappointment, to feel despair

    失望をする

    to be disappointed

    失望を味わう

    to experience a letdown

Context Sentences

君には失望したよ。

I'm disappointed in you.

この映画を見た後は、何とも言えない失望感を感じました。

After watching this movie, I felt a sense of indescribable dismay.

期待するからこそ、期待通りにいかない時に失望しちゃうんだよ。最初から期待しなければ失望もしないさ。

Disappointment comes when things don't go as expected, precisely because you had expectations. If you don't expect anything from the beginning, you won't be disappointed either.

Kanji Composition