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damage

Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingソン

Kun readingそこ.なう、そこな.う、-そこ.なう、そこ.ねる、-そこ.ねる

JLPT level: N2 Jōyō Grade 5

Meanings

damageRtK
decrease
harm
injure
loss
彼は損失の責任をとって、その仕事を辞任した。He resigned from the job to take the responsibility for the loss.tatoeba
彼は損害を受けた。He suffered great losses.tatoeba

unprofitable
disadvantage

Popular Usage

Radicals and components

Radical手hand 扌variant

Components

How it's built

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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finger · fingers · employee · mouth (口) · shellfish · clam · oyster · eye (目) · animal legs (儿) · eight (八)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 719

Compound words

損得そんとく

loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage

欠損けっそん

deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing

損益そんえき

profit and loss; advantage and disadvantage

損害そんがい

damage; injury; loss

損失そんしつ

loss (of assets, profit, etc.)

damage; injury; defamation; harm

損壊そんかい

damage; destruction

損ねるそこねる

to harm; to hurt; to injure; to wreck; to miss one's chance to (do something)

損なうそこなう

to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage; to spoil

損するそんする

to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss; to miss (e.g. an opportunity); to miss out (on); to waste (one's time, efforts, etc.)

見損なうみそこなう

to misjudge; to mistake; to misread; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate

損害賠償そんがいばいしょう

restitution; damages; indemnity; compensation

損害保険そんがいほけん

non-life insurance; general insurance; property and casualty insurance

sun (hexagram 41 of the I Ching: decrease)

Additional Examples

彼は遅く起きた、その結果、バスに乗り損なった。

He got up late, so he missed the bus.tatoeba

彼は他人の機嫌を損ねないように気をつけている。

He is chary of offending people.tatoeba

Stroke Order

13 strokes

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