Vocab Info
N1 う-verb (う), Transitive verb, Suffix
損なうto harm, to hurt, to injure, to damage, to fail in doing
Dictionary Definition
Common
う-verb (う), Transitive verb
1.
to harm, to hurt, to injure, to damage, to spoil, to mar, to ruin
Suffix, う-verb (う)
2.
to fail to do, to do amiss, to miss one's opportunity to do
after the -masu stem of a verbSuffix, う-verb (う)
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】
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損なった器物を弁償しました。
I compensated for the damaged item.
部長の感情を損なったので謝りました。
I apologized because I hurt the manager's feelings.
喫煙や飲酒は健康を損なうことに繋がります。
Smoking and drinking can harm your health.
過労で健康を損なうくらいなら、貧乏で健康に暮らす方がマシだ。
I'd rather live a poor but healthy life than harm my health with overwork.
ストレスが多いこととて、暴飲暴食をして胃腸を損なってしまいました。
Due to stress, I ended up binge eating and damaging my digestive system.
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