損う

そこなう · sokonau · JLPT N1 · verb-godan

to harm

🩹 損 (son) means loss or damage, so 損う = to cause loss, i.e. to harm (cf. 損害 songai, damage)

The kanji 損 (son) carries the sense of loss or damage, as in 損害 (songai, damage). Sokonau turns that sense into a verb meaning to harm or hurt someone or something.

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