損

そん

Meaning

損そん

Word or expression in common usage

adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
noun, used as a suffix

loss
disadvantage

Translations

mischief

Kanji

損
- onyomiソン
- kunyomiそこ.なう・そこな.う・ -そこ.なう・そこ.ねる・ -そこ.ねる
- meaningdamage; loss; disadvantage; hurt; injure

Sentences

劇中の俳優さんが好きな方は買って損はないと思います。
I think those who like the actors in the play won't lose anything by buying it.
無鉄砲で子供の時から損ばかりしている。
Because of my recklessness, I have been playing a losing game since childhood.
あやうく某業者の甘言に騙され、大損するところでした。
I was almost deceived by a certain trader's sweet words into making a huge loss.
このようなポスターを貼るには許可が必要ですし、だいいち街の美観を損ないます！
You need permission to put up that sort of poster, and, most of all, you're ruining the looks of the street!
やりがいはあるけれどもリスクと労働時間を考えると・・・、ものすごく損な商売なのかもしれませんね。
It's a job worth doing, but if I think about the working hours and the risk ... I could be onto a real losing proposition here.
列車の後部３両はひどい損傷を受けた。
The last three coaches of the train were badly damaged.
例えどちらを選んでも、損はしないよ。
Whichever you choose, you cannot lose.
嵐は大変な損害をもたらした。
The storm brought about a lot of damage.
嵐は多くの損害を引き起こした。
The storm caused a lot of damage.
嵐は作物に大損害を与えた。
The storm did great harm to the crop.
嵐は作物に大きな損害を与えた。
The storm did a lot of harm to the crops.
嵐は作物にひどい損害を与えた。
The storm did heavy damage to the crops.
来月は、損失を取り返さねばならない。
The loss must be made up for next month.
野手はボールを取り損ねた。
The fielder failed to catch the ball.
夜更かししていると健康を損なうよ。
You must not stay up late, or you will hurt your health.
毎月の収入の一部を貯蓄すれば損はない。
It will pay you to save a part of your salary each month.
妹は要領が悪くて損ばかりしている。
My sister is clumsy, which is a disadvantage to her.
僕の行為でかれはきげんを損じた。
My behavior put him out of humor.
保険会社は彼女の損失を補償するだろう。
The insurance company will compensate her for the loss.
腹を立てると結局は損だ。
It never pays to lose your temper.