Japanese word

損ねる

Pronunciation

Romajisokoneru

Meaning

  • verbdamage

Example

不注意な発言は彼女の評判を損ねます。fu chū i na hatsu gen wa kano jo no hyō ban o soko ne ma su

Careless remarks damage her reputation.

Illustration for 損ねる (damage)

More examples

睡眠不足は仕事の能率を損ねることがあります。sui min fu soku wa shi goto no nō ritsu o soko ne ru ko to ga a ri ma su

Lack of sleep can hurt your performance at work.

Core concept

Describes causing something valuable, such as a reputation, relationship, or physical condition, to lose its quality or suffer harm.

Common phrases

  • 関係を損ねるkan kei o soko ne ru

    damage a relationship

  • 信用を損ねるshin yō o soko ne ru

    damage trust

  • 評判を損ねるhyō ban o soko ne ru

    damage one's reputation

  • 名誉を損ねるmei yo o soko ne ru

    damage one's honor

  • 健康を損ねるken kō o soko ne ru

    damage one's health

Similar words

損なうsokonau: To reduce the quality, value, or good condition of something.
傷つけるkizutsukeru: To cause physical or emotional harm or damage to something.
害するgaisuru: To cause harm to a person, relationship, or condition.

Definition in Japanese

物事の価値や状態を悪くする。人の評判や感情を傷つける。mono goto no ka chi ya jō tai o waru ku su ru hito no hyō ban ya kan jō o kizu tsu ke ru

Word origin

The native verb 損ねる (sokoneru, "to impair") is the modern continuation of the older form 損ぬ (sokonu, "to impair") and is closely related to 損なう (sokonau, "to impair").

Usage tips

  • In Japanese, 損ねる (sokoneru) commonly takes abstract objects such as 信頼 (shinrai, "trust") and 評判 (hyōban, "reputation"), so its result is often social or emotional rather than physical.

Other meanings

  • hurtverb
  • injureverb
  • offendverb

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