Japanese word

破損

Pronunciation

Romajihason

Meaning

  • noundamage

Example

荷物の破損を確認しました。ni motsu no ha son o kaku nin shi ma shi ta

I checked the damage to the package.

Illustration for 破損 (damage)

More examples

商品の破損がひどい場合は、販売店に連絡してください。shō hin no ha son ga hi do i ba ai wa han bai ten ni ren raku shi te ku da sa i

If the product is badly damaged, please contact the retailer.

Core concept

Describes a loss of an object's original physical condition through breaking, injury, or other harm.

Common phrases

  • 破損を確認するha son o kaku nin su ru

    check for damage

  • 破損の有無ha son no u mu

    presence of damage

  • 破損箇所ha son ka sho

    damaged area

Similar words

損傷sonshō: Damage that affects the physical condition or operation of an object.
損壊sonkai: Damage involving the breaking or collapse of an object's structure.
破壊hakai: Severe harm that substantially eliminates an object's original form or use.
毀損kison: A formal term for physical damage to property.

Definition in Japanese

物や設備などが壊れたり傷ついたりして、本来の状態を失うこと。mono ya setsu bi na do ga kowa re ta ri kizu tsu i ta ri shi te hon rai no jō tai o ushina u ko to

Word origin

破損 (hason) combines 破 (ha, "break") and 損 (son, "loss"), forming a Sino-Japanese compound for damage to an object.

Usage tips

  • In English, damage is usually uncountable for physical harm, while damages is a legal term for money awarded to someone who suffers harm.

Other meanings

  • breakagenoun

Opposites

  • 無傷mukizuundamagednoun

Related words

  • 破損するhasonsurube damagedverb

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