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そこなう
Meanings
Auxiliary verb (5-dan, う, transitive)
1. to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage; to spoil; to mar; to ruin
Even so, the luxurious atmosphere has not been spoiled.
Verb (5-dan, う)
2. to fail to do; to do amiss; to miss one's opportunity to do
after the -masu stem of a verb
For our part, too, it's a shame we missed the chance to sell it.
3. to almost do; to come close to doing
after the -masu stem of a verb
Alt. forms
損そこなう
75%
そこなう
18%
損そこなう
5%
害そこなう
Pitch accent
そ
こな
う
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Conjugations...Used in: 535
Used in vocabulary (22 in total)
to be badly made; to fail
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
to fail; to slip up; to make a botch job (of)
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Examples (9 in total)
It seems I didn't insert the card properly.
Even so, the luxurious atmosphere has not been spoiled.
To think I missed out on eating something this delicious.
For our part, too, it's a shame we missed the chance to sell it.
He failed to answer the letter.
Doubt seizes the mind, impairing concentration on the enemy.
Even though she was tired, her beauty had not been marred.
Despite that, her beauty has by no means been diminished.
Her good fame was greatly damaged by this.