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Illustration of 損

損そん

そん son Play N3 Noun Na-adjective Suru verb Intransitive

Meanings and examples

損失や不利益。また、割に合わないこと。 loss; disadvantage

Example 1

今いまは、正直しょうじきが、損そんをする時代じだいです。

This is an age when honesty does not pay.

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Example 2

高望たかのぞみをするとかえって損そんをする。

You may go farther and fare worse.

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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
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損害

N3

そんがい

damage; injury; loss

Illustration of 損得

損得

N2

そんとく

loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage

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損なう

N1

そこなう

to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage; to fail in doing

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損失

N1

そんしつ

loss

Illustration of 破損

破損

N1

はそん

damage