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Kotomora

損

damage, loss, disadvantage, hurt, injure

JLPTN2StatusJōyō · grade 5FrequencyTop 1,000Strokes13

Readings

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

Meaning

損 centers on harm or reduction in value: damage, loss, or disadvantage. The ideas of hurting or injuring are natural extensions of causing such harm.

Most common words using 損

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  • 損そん
    N3

    loss; damage; harm; unprofitable

  • 損害そんがい
    N2

    damage; injury; loss

  • 損失そんしつ
    N1

    loss (of assets, profit, etc.)

  • 損傷そんしょう

    damage; injury

  • 破損はそん
    N1

    damage; breakage

  • 損するそんする
    N3

    to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss; to miss (e.g. an opportunity); to miss out (on)

  • 損なうそこなう
    N1

    to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage; to spoil; to mar; to ruin

  • 損ねるそこねる
    N1

    to harm; to hurt; to injure; to wreck

  • 欠損けっそん

    deficit; shortage; loss

  • 毀損きそん

    damage; injury; defamation; harm

  • 損壊そんかい

    damage; destruction

  • 大損おおぞん

    heavy loss

  • 損得そんとく
    N2

    loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage

  • 損益そんえき
    N1

    profit and loss; advantage and disadvantage

  • 損保そんぽ

    non-life insurance; general insurance; property and casualty insurance

  • 出来損ないできそこない

    failure; defective article; dead loss; botch

  • 含み損ふくみそん

    unrealized loss; paper loss

  • 焼損しょうそん

    damage by fire

  • 減損げんそん

    decrease; diminution; loss; impairment

  • 汚損おそん

    staining; spoiling; soiling; defacing; damage

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Study

Etymology

損 combines 扌 (hand) with 員, which likely contributes the sound and suggests something being diminished or lost. The exact historical development of the component 員 in this context is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

A hand 扌 beside 員 (which looks like a container with something inside). Picture a hand knocking over the container, causing damage and loss.

Reading mnemonic

For ソン, imagine a son accidentally breaking a valuable vase: son -> ソン, and the damage is done by his hand.