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損ねる そこねる sokoneru

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  1. Ichidan verbtransitive verb to harm; to hurt; to injure; to wreck
  2. Ichidan verbauxiliary verb to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)

Kanji in this word

damage, loss, disadvantage

Example sentences

彼は他人の機嫌を損ねないように気をつけている。
kare ha tanin no kigen wo sokone nai you ni ki wo tsuke te iru 。
He is chary of offending people.
彼は機嫌をそこねている。
kare ha kigen wo sokone te iru 。
He is in an angry mood.
彼はわずかな差で最終電車に乗り損ねた。
kare ha wazuka na sa de saishuu densha ni nori sokone ta 。
He missed the last train by a minute.
彼はついに健康をそこねた。
kare ha tsuini kenkou wo sokone ta 。
He ruined his health in the end.
彼はあの時閣僚になり損ねた。
kare ha ano ji kakuryou ni nari sokone ta 。
He failed to become a cabinet member at that time.
彼に機嫌を損ねられて実に遺憾だった。
kare ni kigen wo sokone rare te jitsu ni ikan daxtsu ta 。
I found it truly regrettable that he should take offence.

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