Word Meaning 損ねる

そこねる sokoneru

損ねる is read as そこねる (sokoneru) and means to miss one's chance to (do something).

Meaning

English

to miss one's chance to (do something)
to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to harm
to hurt
to injure
to wreck

Reading

Kana

そこねる

Romaji

sokoneru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 7823 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

損する

そんする

to lose (money, etc.)

損じる

そんじる

to harm

損して得取る

そんしてとくとる

you must lose a fly to catch a trout

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

損得

そんとく

loss and gain

損金

そんきん

financial loss

損じ

そんじ

slip

損して得取れ

そんしてとくとれ

you must lose a fly to catch a trout

損気

そんき

disadvantage

Example Sentences

彼は名誉を損ねるような行為を嫌う。

かれはめいよをそこねるようなこういをきらう。

he hates actions that could damage one's honor.