ONそん
KUNそこなう、そこねる
Meanings
lossdamageharmdisadvantage
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How to remember

'Son' — Imagine saying, 'SON, you've caused a lot of LOSS and DAMAGE with your actions!'
The hand radical (扌) on the left suggests an action. Picture a hand actively causing the right component (員, which can be seen as an item or person) to suffer a LOSS or DAMAGE.

Vocabulary

損害そんがい
damage, loss
損失そんしつ
loss
損をするそんをする
to incur a loss, to suffer a disadvantage
損得そんとく
loss and gain
破損はそん
damage, breakage

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