Illustration: At a hotel banquet in Japan, a formally dressed presenter has caught the cake trolley with one shoe while stepping forward to greet the guests. The celebration cake is sliding face-first onto the polished floor, leaving a broad trail of cream.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

失しっ態たい

shittai

blunder, disgraceful mistake

Example sentences

  1. あの事件じけんは大統領だいとうりょうの失態しったいであった。

    That incident was a black mark against the president.

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  2. この失態しったいに家康いえやすは激怒げきどし、秀忠ひでただにしばらくは対面たいめんすることすら許ゆるさなかったと言いわれている。

    Ieyasu became furious at this gaffe and it is said that he did not even allow Hidetada to see him for a while.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 帰国後きこくごの広成ひろなりは、漂流生活ひょうりゅうせいかつで得えた知識ちしきを存分ぞんぶんに活用かつようして朝廷ちょうていに仕つかえ、さしたる失態しったいもなく順調じゅんちょうに出世しゅっせしていく。

    After returning to Japan, Hironari served the Imperial Court by making the best use of the knowledge he gained through drifting, and moved up the ladder without any blunders.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 失態

  • 失lose; errorOnシツKunうしなう・うせる
  • 態attitude; conditionOnタイKunわざと

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