Vocab Info

N1 Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb, Suffix

損(そこ)なうto harm, to hurt, to injure, to damage, to fail in doing

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb

      1.

      to harm, to hurt, to injure, to damage, to spoil, to mar, to ruin

    2. Suffix, Godan verb with 'u' ending

      2.

      to fail to do, to do amiss, to miss one's opportunity to do

      after the -masu stem of a verb

    3. Suffix, Godan verb with 'u' ending

      3.

      to almost do, to come close to doing

      after the -masu stem of a verb

    All Forms

    損なう 【そこなう】、害う 【そこなう】、損う 【そこなう】

    Common・Uncommon

    Details

    • Pitch Accent

      • そ

      • こ

      • な

      • う

    • General Top 5,200

    Examples

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      損(そこ)なった器物(きぶつ)を弁償(べんしょう)しました。

      I compensated for the damaged utensil. {to harm, to hurt, to injure, to damage, to fail in doing}

      • N1

      部長(ぶちょう)の感情(かんじょう)を損(そこ)なったので謝(あやま)りました。

      I apologized because I hurt the department manager's feelings. {to harm, to hurt, to injure, to damage, to fail in doing}

      • N1

      喫煙(きつえん)や飲酒(いんしゅ)は健康(けんこう)を損(そこ)なうことに繋(つな)がります。

      Smoking and drinking can lead to harming one's health. {to harm, to hurt, to injure, to damage, to fail in doing}

      • N1

      過労(かろう)で健康(けんこう)を損(そこ)なうくらいなら、貧乏(びんぼう)で健康(けんこう)に暮(く)らす方(ほう)がマシだ。

      If working too hard is going to harm my health, it's better to live in poverty but healthy. {to harm, to hurt, to injure, to damage, to fail in doing}

      • N1

      ストレスが多(おお)いこととて、暴飲(ぼういん)暴食(ぼうしょく)をして胃腸(いちょう)を損(そこ)なってしまいました。

      Despite the stress, I ended up harming my stomach and intestines by overeating and drinking excessively. {to harm, to hurt, to injure, to damage, to fail in doing}

      • N1

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