千慮一失

Readings

Kana: せんりょいっしつ、せんりょのいっしつ

Romaji: senryoisshitsu, senryonoisshitsu

Definition

noun

1

mere slip by someone who is usually very careful; simple mistake by a wise person; point overlooked by a cautious person

Note: yojijukugo

Kanji

千

Readings: セン、 ち

Meaning: thousand

慮

Readings: リョ、 おもんぱく.る、 おもんぱか.る

Meanings: prudence, thought, concern, consider, deliberate, fear

一

Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ

Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)

失

Readings: シツ、 うしな.う、 う.せる

Meanings: lose, error, fault, disadvantage, loss