損そん耗もう

also: そんこう

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損耗する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	損そん耗もうする	損そん耗もうしない
Polite	損そん耗もうします	損そん耗もうしません
Past polite	損そん耗もうしました	損そん耗もうしませんでした
Past	損そん耗もうした	損そん耗もうしなかった
Te-form	損そん耗もうして	損そん耗もうしないで
Desire	損そん耗もうしたい	損そん耗もうしたくない
Potential	損そん耗もうできる	損そん耗もうできない
Passive	損そん耗もうされる	損そん耗もうされない
Causative	損そん耗もうさせる	損そん耗もうさせない
Causative passive	損そん耗もうさせられる	損そん耗もうさせられない
Volitional	損そん耗もうしよう
Polite volitional	損そん耗もうしましょう
Imperative	損そん耗もうしろ	損そん耗もうするな
Conditional	損そん耗もうすれば	損そん耗もうしなければ
Tara conditional	損そん耗もうしたら	損そん耗もうしなかったら

Meanings

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

wear and tear; loss; attrition

Refers to gradual loss, wear, or depletion of resources, equipment, or personnel, often in military, industrial, or economic contexts.

戦せん争そうによる兵へい士しの損そん耗もうは甚じん大だいだった。
The attrition of soldiers due to the war was enormous.
機き械かいの損そん耗もうを防ふせぐために定てい期き的てきなメンテナンスが必ひつ要ようだ。
Regular maintenance is necessary to prevent wear and tear on the machinery.

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Kanji

損damage, loss, disadvantage
耗decrease

Related words

消しょう耗もう
消耗 is more common and general for consumption or exhaustion of energy, supplies, etc., while 損耗 emphasizes loss or attrition, often in a more technical or military sense.
摩ま耗もう
摩耗 specifically refers to physical abrasion or wear of surfaces, whereas 損耗 covers broader loss including personnel or abstract resources.

Word family

損そん耗もう人じん員いん
casualty; personnel loss
自し然ぜん損そん耗もう
normal wear and tear; natural wear

Written forms

損耗Usage100%
- そんもう
  Standard kanji spelling; the reading そんもう is the most common.
- そんこう
  Alternate reading; less common and may be considered non-standard in modern usage.
そんこう

Etymology

Compound of 損 (loss, damage) and 耗 (decrease, wear). The reading そんもう is the standard on'yomi combination; そんこう is a less common variant reading of 耗.