損 Kanji – damage
The Japanese kanji 損 can mean damage, loss, disadvantage, hurt, injure.
Meaning and Readings
How is 損 read?
損 has the onyomi reading ソン and the kunyomi readings そこなう, そこなう, -そこなう, そこねる, -そこねる.
In romaji, these readings can be written as son, sokonau, sokoneru.
Common Japanese Words Using 損
These common Japanese words contain 損. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 欠損（けっそん） — deficit, shortage, loss
- 見損なう（みそこなう） — to misjudge, to mistake, to misread
- 損（そん） — loss, damage, harm, unprofitable
- 損ねる（そこねる） — to harm, to hurt, to injure, to wreck
- 損益（そんえき） — profit and loss, advantage and disadvantage
- 損害（そんがい） — damage, injury, loss
- 損害賠償（そんがいばいしょう） — restitution, damages, indemnity, compensation
- 損害保険（そんがいほけん） — non-life insurance, general insurance, property and casualty insurance
- 損失（そんしつ） — loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
- 損傷（そんしょう） — damage, injury