# 損 — loss; damage

損 means “loss; damage”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 13 strokes. On'yomi: ソン (son). Kun'yomi: そこ(なう) (sokonau). You'll see it in words such as 損 (son, “loss; damage”).

- Meaning: loss; damage
- On'yomi: ソン (son)
- Kun'yomi: そこ(なう) (sokonau)
- Strokes: 13
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Money & trade 1

## How to remember 損

Parts: 扌 hand · 員 member

## Words with 損

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 損 | そん (son) | loss; damage |
| 損なう | そこなう (sokonau) | to harm; to hurt |
| 損する | そんする (sonsuru) | to lose; to suffer a loss |

## Don't confuse it with

[員](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/member/) · [唄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/folk-song/) · [賀](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/congratulate/) · [賠](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/indemnify/)

## More in the “Money & trade 1” set

[給](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/salary/) · [販](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/selling/) · [富](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/rich/) · [貿](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/foreign-trade/) · [損](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/loss/) · [払](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/pay/)

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