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損壊 (そんかい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb
damage ; destruction
Refers to physical damage or destruction of objects, structures, or property. Often used in news reports and formal descriptions. Can be used both transitively and intransitively.
風ふう
が
家か
屋おく
を
損そん
壊かい
し
た
。
The typhoon damaged houses.
Kanji 損 damage, loss, disadvantage 壊 demolition, break, destroy Similar words 破は 壊かい 破壊 is more general and can refer to abstract destruction (e.g., of systems, relationships), while 損壊 is limited to physical damage of tangible things.
損そん 傷しょう 損傷 is often used for injury to living things or damage to parts of a whole, whereas 損壊 implies more extensive structural damage or collapse.
Etymology Compound of 損 (loss, damage) and 壊 (break, destroy). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally conveys physical damage or destruction.
