- 1. [exp, v5r] to suffer a loss
Kanji in this word
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損
damage, loss, disadvantage, hurt, injureOn: ソン (son)Kun: そこ.なう (soko.nau)、 そこな.う (sokona.u)、 -そこ.なう (-soko.nau)、 そこ.ねる (soko.neru)、 -そこ.ねる (-soko.neru)
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害
harm, injuryOn: ガイ (gai)
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被
incur, cover, veil, brood over, shelter, wear, put on, be exposed (film), receivingOn: ヒ (hi)Kun: こうむ.る (koumu.ru)、 おお.う (oo.u)、 かぶ.る (kabu.ru)、 かぶ.せる (kabu.seru)
Example Sentences
一方で我々は大損害を被ったが、他方その経験から学んだものも大きかった。
On the one hand we suffered a heavy loss, but on the other hand we learned a great deal from the experience.