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Kanji 損: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 損: damage, loss, disadvantage, hurt, injure

Key takeaways

Kanji 損: damage, loss, disadvantage, hurt, injure. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

損
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Meaning

damagelossdisadvantagehurtinjure

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

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 損

damage, loss, disadvantage, hurt, injure

Kanji structure breakdown

損

Structure breakdown

扌 + 員

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

If you lose a valuable member (員) through your own hand (扌) or mismanagement, it results in a great loss for the organization. Imagine the damage caused when a key person is no longer part of the team.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ソン
  • 損失そんしつ

    loss / damage

  • 破損はそん

    damage / break / defect

  • 損得そんとく

    loss and gain / advantage and disadvantage

  • 損そん

    loss / disadvantage

  • 損害そんがい

    damage / loss / injury

Kun reading

そこ.なう
  • 損なうそこなう

    to harm / to damage / to fail

Commonly used words

  • 損失
    そんしつ

    loss / damage

  • 破損
    はそん

    damage / break / defect

  • 損得
    そんとく

    loss and gain / advantage and disadvantage

  • 損
    そん

    loss / disadvantage

  • 損害
    そんがい

    damage / loss / injury

  • 損なう
    そこなう

    to harm / to damage / to fail

Example sentences

Example 1

彼の不注意が計画を損なった。

Translation

His carelessness damaged the plan.

Example 2

約束を損なうことはしたくない。

Translation

I don't want to fail in keeping my promise.

Example 3

会社は大きな損失を出した。

Translation

The company suffered a large loss.

Example 4

地震で財産の損失があった。

Translation

There was property loss due to the earthquake.

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