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出来損ないできそこないNounsfailure; defective article; botch · good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
死に損ないしにぞこないNounsperson who escaped death; failed suicide · dotard; doddering old person; person who has outlived their time
乗り損なうのりそこなうVerbsmiss (a train, bus, plane, etc.)
仕損ないしそこないNounsblunder; failure; mistake
作り損なうつくりそこなうVerbsfail to make; mess up making; botch the making of
出損なうでそこなうVerbsfail to go; fail to come
出来損なうできそこなうVerbsto be badly made; to fail; to turn out poorly
刷り損なうすりそこなうVerbsmisprint; spoil in printing
取り損なうとりそこなうVerbsmiss; fail to get; fail to catch; fail to win · miss the meaning; misunderstand
寝損なうねそこなうVerbsmiss a chance to sleep; fail to sleep; be wakeful
射損なういそこなうVerbsmiss a shot; shoot and miss
やりそこないNounsfailure; blunder; slip-up
しそこなうVerbsfail to do; make a mistake in doing; miss doing
書き損ないかきそこないNounsslip of the pen; mistake in writing · something ruined by a writing mistake
書き損なうかきそこなうVerbswrite incorrectly; miswrite · spoil by writing mistakes; ruin a written piece
死に損なうしにそこなうVerbsfail to die (after attempting suicide); fail to kill oneself; survive (when one should have died) · come close to dying; be almost killed; narrowly escape death · survive (when others died); outlive others
溺れ損なうおぼれそこなうVerbsnearly drown; come close to drowning
聞き損なうききそこなうVerbsmishear; fail to catch (what was said) · miss the chance to hear
行き損なういきそこなうVerbsmiss (a departure); fail to catch (a vehicle)
見損なうみそこなうCommon wordN1Verbsmisjudge; mistake; misread · misjudge (someone); overestimate · miss seeing; overlook; fail to notice
言い損ないいいそこないNounsslip of the tongue; verbal mistake; gaffe
言い損なういいそこなうVerbsmisspeak; say incorrectly; make a slip of the tongue · forget to say; miss the chance to say
読み損なうよみそこなうVerbsmisread; read incorrectly; mispronounce
遣り損なうやりそこなうVerbsfail to do; mess up; botch