和英／英和辞典 - Japanese⇔English Dictionary

損して得取る、損して得とる (kanji info)

そんしてとくとる (sonshitetokutoru)

1. [exp, v5r] you must lose a fly to catch a trout; sometimes the best gain is to lose (proverb)

Kanji in this word

損

damage, loss, disadvantage, hurt, injure

On: 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)
13 strokes · Grade 5 · JLPT N2
得

gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit

On: トク (toku)

Kun: え.る (e.ru)、う.る (u.ru)
11 strokes · Grade 5 · JLPT N2
取

take, fetch, take up

On: シュ (shu)

Kun: と.る (to.ru)、と.り (to.ri)、と.り- (to.ri-)、とり (tori)、 -ど.り (-do.ri)
8 strokes · Grade 3 · JLPT N2