Vocab Info
N1 Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb, Suffix
損なうto harm, to hurt, to injure, to damage, to fail in doing
Dictionary Definition
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Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
1.
to harm, to hurt, to injure, to damage, to spoil, to mar, to ruin
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 verbSuffix, 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】
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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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