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 ....

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
損なう そこなう
 
害う そこなう
 
損う そこなう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

damage, loss, disadvantage
ソン そこ.なう そこな.う (5th, N2)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
employee, member, number
イン いな かず (3rd, N4)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
shellfish
かい バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)