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損そこなう

そこなう sokonau Play N1 Godan verb Transitive

害する。損害を与える。また、すべきことをしそこなう。 to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage; to fail in doing

Example 1

彼かれはその手紙てがみに返事へんじを出だし損そこなった。

He failed to answer the letter.

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Example 2

夜更よふかししていると健康けんこうを損そこなうよ。

You must not stay up late, or you will hurt your health.

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Kanji breakdown

損

N2

damage; loss; disadvantage; hurt; injure

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
Radical
手
Illustration of 損失
N1

そんしつ

loss

Illustration of 破損
N1

はそん

damage

Illustration of 損

損

N3

そん

loss; disadvantage

Illustration of 損害
N3

そんがい

damage; injury; loss

Illustration of 損得
N2

そんとく

loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage