損なう

そこなう

to harm

N1 #8,670

Meanings

also 損う

  1. godan verb, transitive to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage; to spoil; to mar; to ruin
  2. suffix, godan verb, after the -masu stem of a verb to fail to do; to do amiss; to miss one's opportunity to do
  3. after the -masu stem of a verb to almost do; to come close to doing

Its kanji

In sentences

試験しけんを受うけ損そこなった。 He failed to take the exam. #151069

多おおく学生がくせいが課題かだいを出だしそこなった。 Quite a few students failed to hand in their assignments. #138290