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両損 (りょうそん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

両りょう損そん

also: りょうぞん

Meanings

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noun

loss for both sides; mutual loss

Refers to a situation where both parties suffer a loss, often used in contrast to 両得 (mutual gain).

値ね下さげ競きょう争そうは結けっ局きょく両りょう損そんになることが多おおい。
Price-cutting competition often ends up being a loss for both sides.
この取とり引ひきは両りょう損そんの結けっ果かに終おわった。
This deal resulted in a mutual loss.

Written forms

両損
- りょうそん
  Standard kanji spelling. The reading りょうぞん is a common voiced variant.
- りょうぞん
りょうぞん
Kana spelling for the voiced reading variant.

Kanji

両both, old Japanese coin, counter for carriages (e.g., in a train)
損damage, loss, disadvantage

Similar words

両りょう得とく
両得 means mutual gain, the opposite of 両損.
共とも倒だおれ
共倒れ implies both sides collapsing together, often used in business or competition contexts, while 両損 simply states that both sides lose.

Etymology

Compound of 両 (both) and 損 (loss). The reading りょうぞん is a rendaku (sequential voicing) variant.