The kanji 損: meaning, readings and stroke order

損

Meaning: loss, harm
On reading: ソン son
Kun reading: そこ（なう） sokonau、そこ（ねる） sokoneru
Strokes: 13
Radical: 手 hand
Level: Level 5 · grade 5

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: thiệt hại, làm hỏng (tổn)
Japanese: なくしてこまること。そこなう。
Korean: 손해, 해치다 (손)
Chinese: 损失、损坏 (损)

Readings, words and example sentences

ソン son · on reading

損そん害がい
damage, loss
台風の 損そん害がいを調べます。
They check the damage from the typhoon.

そこ（なう） sokonau · kun reading · less common

損そこなう
to harm, to damage
体を 損そこなわない ようにします。
I try not to harm my health.

そこ（ねる） sokoneru · kun reading · less common

損そこねる
to hurt (someone's mood)
友だちのきげんを 損そこねて しまいました。
I accidentally put my friend in a bad mood.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.