損 — 13 strokes ／ Radical「扌」
道6Elementary year 5 ／ 13 strokes ／ Radical「扌」
- On
- ソン
- Kun
- そこ(なう)
- Meaning
- loss; damage; disadvantage
Origin
扌 "hand" plus 員 "a round vessel"; a vessel broken by the hand — hence "damage, loss."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ソン | 損失・欠損・破損 |
|---|---|
| そこなう | 損なう・見損なう |
| そこねる | 損ねる |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 損害そんがい
damage; loss
- 大損おおぞん
heavy loss
Example
台風で家が損害を受けた。
The house suffered damage from the typhoon.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)