破損|はそんhason[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbdamage; breakage
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 破損する（はそんする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 破損します（はそんします） |
| Negative (nai) | 破損しない（はそんしない） |
| polite (masen) | 破損しません（はそんしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 破損せず・破損せぬ（はそんせず・はそんせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 破損した（はそんした） |
| polite (mashita) | 破損しました（はそんしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 破損しなかった（はそんしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 破損しませんでした（はそんしませんでした） |
| Te form | 破損して（はそんして） |
| Potential | 破損できる（はそんできる） |
| Passive | 破損される（はそんされる） |
| Causative | 破損させる（はそんさせる） |
| Causative passive | 破損させられる（はそんさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 破損すれば（はそんすれば） |
| tara | 破損したら（はそんしたら） |
| Volitional | 破損しよう（はそんしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 破損しましょう（はそんしましょう） |
| Imperative | 破損しろ（はそんしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym毀損きそんWrittenWritten/formal noun for damaging reputation or property, as in 「名誉毀損」; often legal. 「破損」 is about physical objects breaking.
- Synonym損壊そんかいWrittenWritten/formal term for damage to buildings, vehicles, or objects, as in 「家屋の損壊」; common in legal contexts. 「破損」 stresses objects breaking.
- Synonym損傷そんしょうWrittenWritten/formal word for injury or damage, internal or external, as in 「脳の損傷」 or 「車体の損傷」. 「破損」 stresses things breaking.
- Synonym損害そんがいNeutralNoun for loss or damage, centering on financial or economic loss rather than physical breakage.
- Synonym損じるそんじるWrittenWritten/formal verb for harming or spoiling something, as in 「機嫌を損じる」.
- Related破壊はかいWrittenWritten/formal word for destroying or wrecking, often deliberate; targets range from objects to the environment or institutions. 「破損」 only states the result of damage.
- Related破れるやぶれるNeutralVerb for paper or cloth tearing, or a dream falling apart; centers on tearing or rupturing rather than general damage.
- Related傷つけるきずつけるNeutralVerb for injuring someone or hurting their feelings; centers on leaving a wound or mark.
- Related損なうそこなうNeutralVerb for impairing health or mood; centers on something becoming worse rather than physically breaking.
- Related崩れるくずれるNeutralVerb for collapsing or losing shape; centers on form breaking down, not general damage to objects.
- Related壊れるこわれるNeutralEveryday verb for things breaking or malfunctioning; the most common word in daily speech.
- Related割れるわれるNeutralVerb for glass or ceramics cracking or shattering; centers on splitting into pieces.
- Related崩落ほうらくWrittenWritten/formal noun for rocks or ceilings caving in — a collapse, not general breakage.
- Related自壊じかいWrittenWritten/formal noun for disintegrating on its own, without outside force — organizations or buildings alike. 「破損」 says only that something is broken, whatever the cause.
- Related砕けるくだけるNeutralVerb for smashing to pieces, or for an attitude turning friendly and informal, as in 「砕けた口調」.
- Related潰れるつぶれるNeutralVerb for being crushed flat, as in 「箱が潰れる」, or for a business going under; centers on crushing.
- Related張り裂けるはりさけるNeutralVerb for bursting open from pressure inside, as in 「胸が張り裂ける」; often hyperbolic.
- Related破けるやぶけるCasualColloquial verb for tearing, close to 「破れる」.
- Antonym無傷むきずNeutralAntonym: unhurt or undamaged, the state opposite to 「破損」.
- Antonym完全かんぜんNeutralAntonym: complete or perfect, as in 「完全な状態」 — the opposite of being damaged.
Use 「破損」 for damage to objects or facilities, as in 「破損した部品」. In everyday speech, say 「壊れる」 when something breaks. For a damaged reputation use 「毀損」, for buildings 「損壊」, for injuries 「損傷」, and for financial loss 「損害」. 「無傷」 is the word for undamaged.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
Japanese definitions
- 破れて壊れること。
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