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What does the kanji 損 mean?

損 means damage, loss. On'yomi ソン. Kun'yomi そこ.なう、そこな.う、-そこ.なう、そこ.ねる、-そこ.ねる.

Quick facts
On'yomiソン
Kun'yomiそこ.なう、そこな.う、-そこ.なう、そこ.ねる、-そこ.ねる
Strokes13
Main radical手
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
On'yomi ソンKun'yomi そこ.なう、そこな.う、-そこ.なう、そこ.ねる、-そこ.ねる
N2 · estimated, JLPT framework13 strokes

damage, loss

Memory hook

The hand (扌) reducing what you own (員) — LOSS, DAMAGE.

Main radical

手hand 4 strokes

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Stroke order · 13 strokes

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Common words

  • 損そんloss, disadvantage
  • 損害そんがいdamage, loss
  • 損得そんとくprofit and loss, gains and losses
  • 損なうそこなうto harm, to damage; to miss (a chance to do something)

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.