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    3. 損ねる

    損ねる

    損そこね​る​

    to harm

    KMT10News #45+1CoreEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab16 strokes

    そこねる

    Verb, Transitive

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

    Verb, Auxiliary

    2.
    to miss one's chance to (do something), to fail to (do what one ought to have done)

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    彼かれの言こと葉ばが私わたしの気き分ぶんを損そこねた。

    His words hurt my feelings.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    彼かれはチャンスを損そこねてしまった。

    He missed his chance.

    KMT10Core ConceptsDaily Life
    不ふ注ちゅう意いな行こう動どうが、会かい社しゃの信しん用ようを損そこねる結けっ果かとなった。

    Careless actions resulted in harming the company's credibility.

    KMT10Business & FinanceEmotions & Psychology
    些さ細さいなことで友ゆう人じんの感かん情じょうを損そこねてしまい、後こう悔かいしている。

    I regret having hurt my friend's feelings over a trivial matter.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyFamily & Relationships
    無む理りなダイエットは健けん康こうを損そこねる恐おそれがある。

    An unreasonable diet risks harming one's health.

    KMT10Medicine & HealthDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    損
    そこ.なう・そこな.う・-そこ.なう・そこ.ねる・-そこ.ねる…(1)
    damage・loss・disadvantage・hurt・injure
    Kanji
    ね
    ne
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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