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損
On'yomi
ソン
SON
Kun'yomi
そこ.なう・そこな.う・-そこ.なう・そこ.ねる・-そこ.ねる
sokonau / sokonau / sokonau / sokoneru / sokoneru
damage · loss · disadvantage · hurt · injure
Details
Strokes13
Frequency#807
Radical手hand(4)
Stroke Order
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Strokes13
Component Breakdown
損=
扌員
hand + 員
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of hand and member. Damaging member with hand.
Symbolism
Loss, damage, harm. Represents damaging.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Drowning in sadness
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
損者三友
そんしゃさんゆう
three kinds of harmful friends: hypocritical, sycophantic, and glib-talking ones; three kinds of harmful friends: hypocritical, sycophantic, and glib-talking ones
Proverbs & Idioms
損して得取れ
そんしてとくとれ
Lose now to gain later
Accept small losses for greater future gains