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Japanese word 損得: loss and gain / advantage and disadvantage. Meanings and example sentences.

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損得 (そんとく): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

損得 (そんとく) means loss and gain / advantage and disadvantage.

See example sentences below.

損得 at a glance

損得
そんとくsontoku
N2noun
loss and gain / advantage and disadvantage
損得そんとくsontokuN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 損得

Core meaning

loss and gain / advantage and disadvantage

Basic example sentences

Example 1

損得を考えて買い物をする。

Translation

I shop while considering loss and gain.

Example 2

損得抜きで助け合おう。

Translation

Let's help each other without thinking about advantage or disadvantage.

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