言い損なう いいそこなう Also written 言損なう, 言いそこなう Meanings Godan verb, Transitive to say incorrectly; to use the wrong words; to make a slip of the tongue to forget to say; to miss one's chance to say Kanji 言 say. Read as いう. 損 loss. Read as そこなう. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists