JLPT N1 · Noun

損失 (sonshitsu)

損失 (そんしつ, sonshitsu) is a Japanese noun meaning “loss (of assets, profit, etc.)”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: そんしつ
Romaji: sonshitsu
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

loss (of assets, profit, etc.) · noun

Example sentences

私は損失の埋め合わせをしなければならなかった。

I had to make up for the loss.

Tatoeba #155284

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 損失

損

damage, loss, disadvantageソン・そこ.なう・そこな.う · 13 strokes

失

lose, error, faultシツ・うしな.う・う.せる · 5 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 損失.

損そんloss損害そんがいdamage損得そんとくloss and gain損うそこなうto harm破損はそんdamage失礼しつれいdiscourtesy失敗しっぱいfailure失業しつぎょうunemployment失望しつぼうdisappointment失ううしなうto lose過失かしつaccident (caused by negligence)失恋しつれんdisappointed love失格しっかくdisqualification失脚しっきゃくlosing one's position

Source: JMdict entry 1406750 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.