Zasetsu

挫折 (Zasetsu) is a Japanese noun meaning “setback, failure (e.g. plans, business), frustration, discouragement”.

Meanings

  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbsetback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement

Examples

  • Illness frustrated his plans for the trip.

  • His illness disappointed all his hopes.

  • Our plan failed because of the shortage of funds.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 挫折

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