損そん失しつ

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

loss; financial loss

Primarily used for monetary, asset, or profit loss in business, accounting, and economic contexts. Can also extend to other measurable losses.

〈数かず〉の損そん失しつを出だすto incur a loss of (amount)
その企き業ぎょうは今こん期き、10じゅう億おく円えんの損そん失しつを出だした。
The company incurred a loss of one billion yen this term.
損そん失しつを被こうむるto suffer a loss
投とう資し家かたちは大おおきな損そん失しつを被こうむった。
The investors suffered a huge loss.
損そん失しつを最さい小しょう限げんに抑おさえるto keep a loss to a minimum
早はやめに対たい策さくを取とり、損そん失しつを最さい小しょう限げんに抑おさえた。
We took early action and kept the loss to a minimum.
損そん失しつが発はっ生せいするa loss arises/occurs
システムの不ふ具ぐ合あいにより大おおきな損そん失しつが発はっ生せいした。
A major loss occurred due to a system malfunction.
損そん失しつを補おぎなうto make up for a loss
新しん製せい品ひんの売うり上あげで前ぜん年ねんの損そん失しつを補おぎなった。
Sales of the new product made up for last year's loss.

損そん害がいN2
損害 covers damage or harm in a broad sense (physical, reputational, etc.), while 損失 is specifically about financial or measurable loss.
赤あか字じN2
赤字 refers to a budget deficit or being in the red, whereas 損失 is the actual amount of loss incurred, which may or may not result in a deficit.
ロス
損失 is a formal word for financial or material loss, while ロス is a casual loanword covering a wider range of losses, including time and feelings.
損そんN3
損失 is a formal, often financial term for a loss, while 損 is the everyday word used in casual speech and set phrases like 損をする.

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失しつ
損失 is the everyday, concrete word for financial or material loss, while 失 is a more abstract, formal term used mainly in compounds.
欠けっ損そん
損失 is a broad term for any kind of loss (financial, opportunity, etc.), while 欠損 focuses on a specific gap or missing part, often in accounting or medical use.
喪そう失しつN1
損失 refers specifically to material or financial loss, while 喪失 covers a broader range including intangible losses like trust or memory.
出しゅっ血けつN1
損失 is a general, formal word for any kind of loss, while 出血 sounds more visceral, suggesting a painful sacrifice or damage, whether financial or organizational.
目め減べり
損失 refers to a general financial or material loss, while 目減り specifically emphasizes a gradual, often unnoticed reduction in quantity or value over time.
マイナスN3
損失 is the formal business term for a financial loss, while マイナス is the more casual, general word for a deficit or shortfall.

利り益えきN2
利益 means profit or gain, the direct opposite of 損失, which means loss.
利り潤じゅんN1
損失 means a financial loss, the direct opposite of 利潤, which means profit.

喪そう失しつN1
喪失 refers to losing something intangible like confidence, memory, or rights, while 損失 refers specifically to financial or measurable loss.
損そん得とくN2
損失 shares the kanji 損 with 損得 but means only 'loss', whereas 損得 covers both loss and gain together.
損そん益えきN1
損失 refers only to loss, whereas 損益 covers both profit and loss together.

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Compound of 損 (loss, damage) and 失 (lose, miss). The combination straightforwardly conveys the idea of losing something of value.