損|そんson[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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Definitions
- noun, na-adjective, suru verb, intransitive verbloss; damage; harm; unprofitable
- noun, na-adjectivedisadvantage; handicap; drawback; unfavorable
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 損する（そんする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 損します（そんします） |
| Negative (nai) | 損しない（そんしない） |
| polite (masen) | 損しません（そんしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 損せず・損せぬ（そんせず・そんせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 損した（そんした） |
| polite (mashita) | 損しました（そんしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 損しなかった（そんしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 損しませんでした（そんしませんでした） |
| Te form | 損して（そんして） |
| Potential | 損できる（そんできる） |
| Passive | 損される（そんされる） |
| Causative | 損させる（そんさせる） |
| Causative passive | 損させられる（そんさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 損すれば（そんすれば） |
| tara | 損したら（そんしたら） |
| Volitional | 損しよう（そんしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 損しましょう（そんしましょう） |
| Imperative | 損しろ（そんしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym欠損けっそんWrittenWritten/formal: a business deficit or a part being missing, as in 「欠損金」「歯の欠損」. 「損」 is more colloquial and covers any bad deal or disadvantage.
- Synonym損失そんしつNeutralLoss of assets, time, trust, etc., as in 「損失を出す」; leans formal. 「損」 is more colloquial and also covers feeling you got a bad deal.
- SynonymマイナスNeutralLoanword for negative numbers, deficits, or a negative effect, as in 「マイナスになる」. 「損」 focuses on losing out or a deal being unprofitable.
- SynonymロスNeutralLoanword for waste or lost time, as in 「時間のロス」, and for a sense of loss. 「損」 focuses on losing out or a deal being unprofitable.
- Related赤字あかじNeutralIn the loss sense, being in the red — spending exceeds income; also red writing or a teacher's corrections. 「損」 broadly means losing out.
- Antonym得とくNeutralThe opposite of 「損」 in gain-and-loss terms: gaining an advantage or getting a good deal; the two are often paired as 「損得」.
- Antonym益えきWrittenWritten/formal word for benefit or profit, opposite of 「損」 in gain-and-loss terms. In everyday talk about a good deal, 「得」 is the usual choice.
For everyday losing out or a bad deal, use 「損」. Use 「損失」 for formal talk of losses, 「赤字」 for being in the red, 「ロス」 for waste. The opposite is 「得」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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