そこなう

損 なう

Common word

  1. Godan verb with 'u' ending, transitive verb

    to harm, to hurt, to injure, to damage, to spoil, to mar, to ruin

    • 彼はその手紙に返事を出し損なった。
      He failed to answer the letter.

  2. suffix, Godan verb with 'u' ending

    to fail to do, to do amiss, to miss one's opportunity to do
    after the -masu stem of a verb

  3. suffix, Godan verb with 'u' ending

    to almost do, to come close to doing
    after the -masu stem of a verb