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破損 (はそん, hason) Japanese meaning: damage | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 破損する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 破は 損そん する 破は 損そん しない Polite 破は 損そん します 破は 損そん しません Past polite 破は 損そん しました 破は 損そん しませんでした Past 破は 損そん した 破は 損そん しなかった Te-form 破は 損そん して 破は 損そん しないで Desire 破は 損そん したい 破は 損そん したくない Potential 破は 損そん できる 破は 損そん できない Passive 破は 損そん される 破は 損そん されない Causative 破は 損そん させる 破は 損そん させない Causative passive 破は 損そん させられる 破は 損そん させられない Volitional 破は 損そん しよう Polite volitional 破は 損そん しましょう Imperative 破は 損そん しろ 破は 損そん するな Conditional 破は 損そん すれば 破は 損そん しなければ Tara conditional 破は 損そん したら 破は 損そん しなかったら
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The goods were damaged during shipping.
We need to repair the damaged parts.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 が 破は 損そん する for something to become damaged/broken
The product got damaged during shipping.
〈 物もの 〉 を 破は 損そん する to damage something
He carelessly damaged the company's equipment.
破は 損そん の 恐おそ れがある there is a risk of damage
This container is at risk of breaking if dropped.
破は 損そん を 防ふせ ぐ to prevent damage
We use thicker packaging to prevent damage.
Kanji 損 damage, loss, disadvantage Transitive / intransitive 破損 itself functions both transitively and intransitively: 物が破損する (a thing gets damaged) uses it intransitively, while 物を破損する (to damage a thing) uses it transitively.
Related words· 9 損傷 often refers to damage to living tissue or is used in more technical/medical contexts, while 破損 is the everyday word for objects and equipment breaking.
故障 describes a machine or system malfunctioning or breaking down, whereas 破損 specifically means physical breakage or cracking of an object.
破壊 implies total destruction or wrecking of something, while 破損 usually refers to partial damage that leaves the object recognizable.
破損 refers to general damage or breakage, while 大破 implies a much more severe, often wrecked state.
Show 5 more 破損 describes something being broken or damaged, while 欠損 more specifically means a part is missing or lost entirely.
破損 refers specifically to physical breakage or damage to an object, whereas 毀損 also covers intangible harm such as damage to reputation.
破損 is a lighter, everyday word for something breaking or getting damaged, while 損壊 is a more formal term used in legal and news contexts for serious structural destruction.
破れる refers specifically to soft materials like cloth or paper tearing, while 破損する is a formal term covering damage to any kind of object.
Word family staining and damage; soiling and defacement
property damage; damage to property
lost cluster; corrupted cluster
Etymology Compound of 破 (ha, 'break, tear') and 損 (son, 'loss, damage'). The combination straightforwardly means 'damage through breaking'.
破損 refers to general damage or breakage of an object, while 破れ specifically denotes a tear or rip rather than any kind of damage.
