Ichidan verb, transitive verb

  1. to harm, to hurt, to injure, to wreck.

auxiliary verb

  1. to miss one's chance to (do something), to fail to (do what one ought to have done).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
損ねる そこねる

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)