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sokonau
godan verb, transitive verb, auxiliary verb

Alternate Written Forms:

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sokonau
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sokonau

English Meaning(s) for 損なう

godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage; to spoil; to mar
auxiliary verb, godan verb
  1. to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...

Definition and Synonyms for 損なう

Hit kill intentionally and with premeditation
Synonyms: ばらす, 危める, 叩き殺す, 害す, 害する, 損なう, ぶち殺す, 殺す, 殺害, 討ち果す
Hurt feel pain or be in pain
Synonyms: 損なう, 病める, 痛む, 痛める, 苦しむ
Wound cause injuries or bodily harm to
Synonyms: 傷つく, 傷つける, 傷害, 危める, 害す, 害する, 損なう
Harm cause or do harm to
Synonyms: 傷つく, 傷つける, 害する, 損じる, 損なう, 毒する
Damage inflict damage upon
Synonyms: 傷つく, 傷つける, 害する, 損じる, 損なう, 損傷, 損壊, 損害, 毀傷, 毀損, 痛む, 痛める, 破損
Hurt cause damage or affect negatively
Synonyms: 傷つく, 傷つける, 害す, 害する, 損じる, 損なう, 損ねる, 損傷, 毀損, 毒する, 病める, 痛む, 痛める
Impair make worse or less effective
Synonyms: 弱める, 損なう
Deflower make imperfect
Synonyms: 損なう
Break ruin completely
Synonyms: ぶっ壊す, 壊す, 損なう, 毀つ, 毀損, ぶっ潰す, 潰す, 破壊
Hurt hurt the feelings of
Synonyms: 傷つく, 傷つける, 害す, 害する, 損じる, 損なう, 損ねる
Subvert destroy property or hinder normal operations
Synonyms: そぐ, サボタージュ, 弱める, 弱体化, 弱化, 損なう
Destruct do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
Synonyms: 崩す, 損なう, 撲滅, 破壊
Hurt give trouble or pain to
Synonyms: 害する, 損じる, 損なう, 損ねる, 病める, 痛む, 痛める
Spoilt affected by blight
Synonyms: 損なう
Kill cause to die
Synonyms: 仕留める, 倒す, 叩き殺す, 損なう, 撃ち止める, 撃ち殺す, 果たす, 死なす, ぶち殺す, ぶっ殺す, 殺す, 殺る, 殺害, 殺生, 片付く, 片付ける, 眠る, 眠らす, 眠らせる, 討ち取る, 討ち果す
Spoilt anything that mars or prevents growth or prosperity
Synonyms: 損なう
Kill put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
Synonyms: 仕留める, 倒す, 叩き殺す, 損なう, 撃ち止める, 撃ち殺す, 果たす, 死なす, ぶち殺す, ぶっ殺す, 殺す, 殺る, 殺害, 殺生, 片付く, 片付ける, 眠る, 眠らす, 眠らせる, 討ち取る, 討ち果す

Meanings for each kanji in 損なう

» damage; loss; disadvantage; hurt; injure

Categories 損なう is a member of

Hurt give trouble or pain to
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Indispose cause to feel unwell
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Wound cause injuries or bodily harm to
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Modify cause to change
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Damage inflict damage upon
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Ruin destroy completely
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Kindle call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
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Disobey refuse to go along with
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Be have the quality of being
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Kill cause to die
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Undo deprive of certain characteristics
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 損なう

Conjugations for 損なう

masu stem
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sokonai
Negative stem
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sokonawa
te-form
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sokonatte
Negative te-form
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sokonawanakute
Adverbial Negative Form
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sokonawanaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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sokonau
Present Indicative Negative Form
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sokonawanai
Past Indicative Form
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sokonatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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sokonawanakatta
Presumptive Form
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sokonaou
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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sokonaimasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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sokonaimasen
Past Indicative Form
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sokonaimashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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sokonaimasendeshita
Presumptive Form
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sokonaimashou
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
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sokonaitai
Present Indicative Negative Form
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sokonaitakunai
Past Indicative Form
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sokonaitakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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sokonaitakunakatta
Adjective stem
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sokonaita
te-form
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sokonaitakute
Negative te-form
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sokonaitakunakute
Adverbial Form
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sokonaitaku
Provisional Form
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sokonaitakereba
Provisional Negative Form
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sokonaitakunakereba
Conditional Form
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sokonaitakattara
Conditional Negative Form
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sokonaitakunakattara
Objective Form
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sokonaitasa
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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sokonae
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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sokonainasai
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
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sokonaeba
Present Indicative Negative Form
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sokonawanakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
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sokonawanakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
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sokonattara
Present Indicative Negative Form
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sokonawanakattara
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
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sokonattari
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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sokonaeru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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sokonaenai
Past Indicative Form
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sokonaeta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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sokonaenakatta
masu-stem
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sokonae
te-form
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sokonaete
Negative te-form
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sokonaenakute
Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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sokonaemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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sokonaemasen
Past Indicative Form
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sokonaemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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sokonaemasendeshita
Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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sokonawareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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sokonawarenai
Past Indicative Form
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sokonawareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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sokonawarenakatta
masu stem
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sokonaware
te-form
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sokonawarete
Negative te-form
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sokonawarenakute
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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sokonawaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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sokonawaremasen
Past Indicative Form
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sokonawaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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sokonawaremasendeshita
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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sokonawaseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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sokonawasenai
Past Indicative Form
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sokonawaseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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sokonawasenakatta
masu stem
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sokonawase
te-form
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sokonawasete
Negative te-form
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sokonawasenakute
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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sokonawasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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sokonawasemasen
Past Indicative Form
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sokonawasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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sokonawasemasendeshita
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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sokonawasareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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sokonawasarenai
Past Indicative Form
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sokonawasareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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sokonawasarenakatta
masu stem
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sokonawasare
te-form
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sokonawasarete
Negative te-form
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sokonawasarenakute
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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sokonawasaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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sokonawasaremasen
Past Indicative Form
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sokonawasaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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sokonawasaremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
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sokonawan
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
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sokonawazu
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
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sokonawanu
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
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sokonawazaru

Sample Sentences for 損なう

The best thing in the world for a man is to choose a good wife, the worst being to mistakenly choose an ill-suited one.
You've got to be careful or else you'll miss it again.
You must not stay up late, or you will hurt your health.
Sustainable development is the concept of the current generation utilizing the environment and meet human demands while not harming the ability of future generations to satisfy their own demands and interests.
Her good fame was greatly damaged by this.

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