Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to harm, to hurt, to injure, to damage, to spoil, to mar, to ruin.

suffix, Godan verb

After the -masu stem of a verb.
  1. to fail to do, to do amiss, to miss one's opportunity to do.
  2. to almost do, to come close to doing.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
損なう そこなう
 
害う そこなう
 
損う そこなう

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)