How to say "damage" in Japanese

• ダメージCommon
  nounThe loanword, covering damage in a broad, general sense: harm to the body, as from sports, or damage counted in games. A natural pick in everyday speech.
  被弾ひだんしました。ダメージは軽微けいびです。↗

  We've taken a hit. Trivial damage.
• 損そんJLPT N3approx.Common
  noun, na-adjective, suru verb, intransitive verbReally means loss or disadvantage to oneself — being worse off, losing out. For damage to things or the body this is seldom the word you want; think 'loss' rather than 'damage'.
  高望たかのぞみをするとかえって損そんをする。↗

  You may go farther and fare worse.
• 損害そんがいJLPT N3approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbDamage or loss to property, assets, or interests — the word of legal, business, and insurance contexts, as when claiming compensation for damage suffered.
  その暴風ぼうふう雨うは大だい損害そんがいをもたらした。↗

  The storm brought heavy losses.
• 損傷そんしょうCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbPhysical damage or injury to an object or a part of the body — the word of technical, medical, or accident reporting, describing something structurally harmed.
  私はその事故じこで右足みぎあしを損傷そんしょうした。↗

  My right leg was injured in that accident.
• 破損はそんJLPT N1approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbDamage in the physical sense of breakage — something cracked, snapped, or shattered, such as goods damaged in transit. Not the word for injury or financial loss.
  屋根やねが破損はそんした家いえは今いまでは修理しゅうりが完了かんりょうしている。↗

  The house with the damaged roof has been repaired.

Use 「ダメージ」 for damage in a general, everyday sense, 損害 for damage or loss to property and interests, 損傷 for physical damage to things or body parts, 破損 for breakage, and 損 only for losing out.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• ダメージdamage
• 損そんloss
• 損害そんがいdamage
• 損傷そんしょうdamage
• 破損はそんdamage
• 毀損きそんdamage
• 荒らすあらすto lay waste
• 害するがいするto injure
• 損壊そんかいdamage
• 打撃だげきblow
• 損なうそこなうto harm
• 害がいinjury
• 損じるそんじるto harm
• 損害を与えるそんがいをあたえるto damage
• 毀棄ききdestruction
• 毀傷きしょうinjury
• 毀つこぼつto destroy
• 害すがいすto injure
• 仇するあだするto harm
• ダメージを与えるダメージをあたえるto inflict damage
• 汚損おそんstaining
• 汚破損おはそんstaining
• 被害ひがい(suffering) damage
• 痛みいたみdamage
• 傷つけるきずつけるto damage
• 故障こしょうdamage (to a part of the body)
• 痛めるいためるto harm
• 壊すこわすto wreck
• 創痍そういdamage
• 侵襲しんしゅうdamage (due to a medical procedure, infection, etc.)
• 蠧毒とどくharm
• 損するそんするto harm