Illustration: At a Japanese shopping-center arcade, an adult stands before a claw machine with a coin purse spread open to reveal that it is empty. Their companion's open palm holds one remaining coin, which the adult has just borrowed and is feeding into the slot.

JLPT N3suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

損そんする

son suru

to lose out, to suffer a loss

Example sentences

  1. 得とくしようとこだわると損そんする。

    If you’re too concerned with what you gain, you’re bound to lose.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 仲良なかよくしなかったら、損そんするのはあなただけだからね。

    If you don’t get along, you’ll be the only one who loses out.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · English by AI · Source

  3. 使つかわない物ものを買かうと、損そんするよ。

    If you buy something you won’t use, you’ll waste your money.

    Written by AI for Bebop

Kanji in 損

  • 損damage; lossOnソンKunそこなう・そこなう・そこねる

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