損
損 — Damage
damage, loss, disadvantage, hurt, injure
On’yomiソン (son)
Kun’yomiそこなう (sokonau)
Kun’yomiそこなう (sokonau)
Kun’yomi-そこなう (sokonau)
Kun’yomiそこねる (sokoneru)
Kun’yomi-そこねる (sokoneru)
Stroke order (13 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 損
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 損害 | そんがい songai | damage; injury; loss |
| 損失 | そんしつ sonshitsu | loss (of assets, profit, etc.) |
| 損 | そん son | loss; damage; harm |
| 損害保険 | そんがいほけん songaihoken | non-life insurance; general insurance; property and casualty insurance |
| 損傷 | そんしょう sonshou | damage; injury |
| 損益 | そんえき soneki | profit and loss; advantage and disadvantage |
Study notes
損 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 13 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 5), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #807 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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