Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 Conjugation 損じる · ichidan verb
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 損そん じる 損そん じない Polite 損そん じます 損そん じません Past polite 損そん じました 損そん じませんでした Past 損そん じた 損そん じなかった Te-form 損そん じて 損そん じないで Desire 損そん じたい 損そん じたくない Potential 損そん じられる also 損そん じれる 損そん じられない also 損そん じれない Passive 損そん じられる 損そん じられない Causative 損そん じさせる 損そん じさせない Causative passive 損そん じさせられる 損そん じさせられない Volitional 損そん じよう Polite volitional 損そん じましょう Imperative 損そん じろ 損そん じるな Conditional 損そん じれば 損そん じなければ Tara conditional 損そん じたら 損そん じなかったら
Pairs with 損なう › Kanji 損 damage, loss, disadvantage Related words 損そこ なう 損なう is a transitive verb meaning 'to damage' or 'to harm' something directly, while 損じる is intransitive and describes the state of being damaged.
傷きず つく 傷つく also means 'to be hurt' or 'to be injured', but it is more commonly used for emotional hurt or physical wounds, whereas 損じる is broader and often used for abstract damage or loss.
Transitive / intransitive 損なう is the transitive verb for actively damaging something, while 損じる is its intransitive counterpart describing something becoming harmed or spoiled on its own.
損じる is the intransitive counterpart describing something becoming damaged on its own, whereas 損ねる is transitive and takes an object being harmed.
Word family· 9 slip of the pen; mistake in writing · something ruined by a writing mistake
slip; error; failure
blunder; failure; mistake; error
blunder; fail; make a mistake
mistake; error; blunder; failure
Show 4 more Show fewer fail to make; mess up making; botch the making of
write incorrectly; miswrite · spoil by miswriting; ruin a document by writing mistakes
misread; fail to read correctly
botch; bungle; fail at doing · drive badly; mess up driving
Written forms 損そん じる Usage 96%
Standard kanji spelling for this verb.
そんじる Usage 4%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the intended nuance is broad.
Etymology Derived from the noun 損 (そん , 'loss, damage') with the verb-forming suffix じる . The suffix じる is a variant of ずる , often attaching to Sino-Japanese nouns to form ichidan verbs.
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