棄き損そん

き

そ

ん

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

damage; injury; harm; defamation

Covers physical damage, harm to reputation, or legal injury. Often used in formal, legal, or news contexts.

台たい風ふうで建たて物ものが毀き損そんした。
The building was damaged by the typhoon.

彼かれ

は

名めい

誉よ

毀き

損そん

で

訴うった

え

られ

た

。

He was sued for defamation.

その事じ故こで車しゃ両りょうに棄き損そんが生しょうじた。

The accident caused damage to the vehicle.

Written forms

棄き損そんUsage8%
Frequent in news and general writing; chosen as headword for its high frequency.
毀き損そんUsage89%
Common kanji form, especially in legal and formal contexts.
き損そんUsage2%
search-only kanji form
Search-only mixed kana-kanji form; not a standard spelling.

Kanji

毀break, destroy, censure
損damage, loss, disadvantage
棄abandon, throw away, discard

Similar words

損そん害がい
損害 is a more general and common word for damage or loss, while 棄損/毀損 is more formal and often used in legal or specific contexts like defamation.
破は損そん
破損 emphasizes breakage or physical damage, whereas 棄損/毀損 can also refer to intangible harm such as reputation.

Etymology

Compound of 毀 (ki, 'break, destroy') or 棄 (ki, 'discard, abandon') and 損 (son, 'loss, damage'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but both kanji forms convey the idea of causing loss or harm.