Word Meaning 損して得取れ

そんしてとくとれ sonshitetokutore

損して得取れ 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

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

Reading

Kana

そんしてとくとれ

Romaji

sonshitetokutore

Writing Variants

  • 損して得とれ そんしてとくとれ sonshitetokutore

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 36 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Proverb Rank 63911 Priority K

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

損して得取る

そんしてとくとる

you must lose a fly to catch a trout

損得

そんとく

loss and gain

損得なし

そんとくなし

even (of a trade)

損得勘定

そんとくかんじょう

profit-and-loss arithmetic

不動産取得税

ふどうさんしゅとくぜい

real estate acquisition tax

自動車取得税

じどうしゃしゅとくぜい

automobile acquisition tax

時効取得

じこうしゅとく

usucaption

取得時効

しゅとくじこう

acquisitive prescription

国籍取得

こくせきしゅとく

acquisition of nationality

先占取得

せんせんしゅとく

acquisition by occupancy

取り損なう

とりそこなう

to miss (the meaning)

Example Sentences

1

In our next line of business let's make it our strategy to win by losing.