損なう (そこなう): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

損なう (そこなう) means to harm / to damage / to fail.

See example sentences below.

損なう at a glance

損なう

そこなうsokonau

N1verb

to harm / to damage / to fail

損なうそこなうsokonauN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to harm / to damage / to fail

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.