Word Meaning 損なう

そこなう sokonau

損なう is read as そこなう (sokonau) and means to fail to ....

Meaning

English

to fail to ...
to miss one's opportunity to ...
to harm
to hurt
to injure
to damage
to spoil
to mar

Reading

Kana

そこなう

Romaji

sokonau

Writing Variants

害うそこなう sokonau
損うそこなう sokonau

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 807 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

損害

そんがい

damage

損失

そんしつ

loss (of assets, profit, etc.)

損

そん

disadvantage

損得

そんとく

loss and gain

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

損じる

そんじる

to harm

見損なう

みそこなう

to misjudge (someone)

損益

そんえき

profit and loss

損害保険

そんがいほけん

damage insurance

Example Sentences

睡眠不足は健康を損なう。

すいみんぶそくはけんこうをそこなう。

lack of sleep harms your health.

失敗は、私の自信を損なうものではない。

My failure did not weaken my self-confidence.

注意しなくては駄目だよ、さもないとまたやり損なうよ。

You've got to be careful or else you'll miss it again.