Word Meaning 損して得とれ

そんしてとくとれ sonshitetokutore

損して得とれ is read as そんしてとくとれ (sonshitetokutore) and means you must lose a fly to catch a trout.

Meaning

English

you must lose a fly to catch a trout
sometimes the best gain is to lose

Reading

Kana

そんしてとくとれ

Romaji

sonshitetokutore

Writing Variants

損して得取れ そんしてとくとれ sonshitetokutore

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Proverb ✓ Rank 84183 Priority N

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

損得

そんとく

loss and gain

損得なし

そんとくなし

even (of a trade)

損して得とる

そんしてとくとる

you must lose a fly to catch a trout

損得勘定

そんとくかんじょう

profit-and-loss arithmetic

損なう

そこなう

to fail to ...

損害

そんがい

damage

損失

そんしつ

loss (of assets, profit, etc.)

損

そん

disadvantage

損ねる

そこねる

to miss one's chance to (do something)

損する

そんする

to lose (money, etc.)

損金

そんきん

financial loss

損じ

そんじ

slip