Kanji

損

損

damage, loss, disadvantage, hurt, injure

Kanji

Grade

Grade 5

Strokes

13 strokes

Radical

扌部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ソン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

そこなう, そこなう, -そこなう, そこねる, -そこねる

Nanori (Name Reading)

ちか

Common Readings

ソン, そこ…なう, そこ…ねる

Example sentences

損 そん
株の投資で大きな損を出してしまった。

I ended up making a big loss on my stock investment.

僻む ひがむ
彼は自分だけが損をしていると僻んで、周囲に当たっている

He is taking it out on those around him, feeling biased that he is the only one losing out.

損ねる そこねる
彼は不用意な発言で、彼女の機嫌を損ねてしまった。

He hurt her feelings with a careless remark.

軽佻浮薄 けいちょうふはく
彼の軽佻浮薄な態度は、周囲の信頼を損ねている。

His frivolous attitude is undermining the trust of those around him.

損傷 そんしょう
事故で車体が激しい損傷を受けた。

The car body sustained severe damage in the accident.

胴体 どうたい
事故で飛行機の胴体が大きく損傷した。

The fuselage of the airplane was heavily damaged in the accident.

損なう そこなう
彼は不注意な発言で彼女の機嫌を損なった。

He hurt her feelings with a careless remark.

不規則 ふきそく
不規則な生活は、健康を損なう原因となる。

An irregular lifestyle is a cause of damage to health.

損害 そんがい
不注意な運転によって、会社に多大な損害を与えた。

Careless driving caused significant damage to the company.

賠償 ばいしょう
彼は会社に損害賠償を請求した。

He demanded compensation for damages from the company.

Example Vocabulary

損

そん

loss; disadvantage; damage

損ねる

そこねる

to damage; to hurt; to fail to

損傷

そんしょう

damage; injury

損なう

そこなう

to damage; to hurt; to fail to

損害

そんがい

damage; loss; harm

機嫌を損ねる

きげんをそこねる

to hurt someone's feelings; to offend; to make someone lose their good mood

損失

そんしつ

loss; damage

損する

そんする

to lose; to be disadvantaged; to lose out

破損

はそん

damage; breakage

欠損

けっそん

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