損ねる
そこねる
Meanings
- Ichidan verb, Transitive to harm; to hurt; to injure; to wreck
- Ichidan verb, Auxiliary verb to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
Kanji
- 損 loss. Read as そこねる.
Example sentences
- 君に会い損ねて地団駄を踏んだよ。
I was chagrined at missing you. - 喫煙に健康を損ねるリスクがあるのは事実だ。
It is a fact that smoking is a danger to health. - その大きな醜い木がその家の美観を損ねている。
The big ugly tree destroys the beauty of the house. - 今日はいつものバスに乗り損ねた。
I missed my bus this morning. - 彼の誕生日会に行き損ねた。
I failed to go to his birthday party.
Common phrases
Words containing 損ねる
- 見損ねる (みそこねる) to miss seeing
- 機嫌を損ねる (きげんをそこねる) to displease
- 乗り損ねる (のりそこねる) to miss getting on (e.g. a plane)
And 2 more.