Japanese Dictionary
Find Kanji by selecting its radicals below.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
17
Meaning of 損う in Japanese
-
損う, 損なうJLPT 1
-
Kana Readingそこなう
-
Romajisokonau
-
Word Senses
-
- Parts of speech
- suffix, Godan verb with `u' ending
- Meaning
- to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage; to fail in doing
-
Examples of 損う, 損なう, そこなう in a sentence
-
このようなポスターを貼るには許可が必要ですし、だいいち街の美観を損ないます！
You need permission to put up that sort of poster, and, most of all, you're ruining the looks of the street!
-
Toil and worry caused his health to break down.
-
You must not stay up late, or you will hurt your health.
-
He failed to answer the letter.
-
It serves him right that he missed the last train.
-
Overwork cost her health.
Related Kanji
損
JLPT 2
13 strokes
damage, loss, disadvantage, hurt, injure
On'Yomi: ソン
Kun'Yomi: そこ.なう, そこな.う, -そこ.なう, そこ.ねる, -そこ.ねる