N11273/3019

そこなう

rarely used kanji formirregular okuriganagodan verbgodan verb (archaic)verb (generic)transitive verbsuffix

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Meanings

  • to harm, to hurt, to injure, to damage, to spoil, to mar, to ruin
  • to fail to do, to do amiss, to miss one's opportunity to do
  • to almost do, to come close to doing

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Example sentences

無理むり運動うんどう健康けんこうそこなうことがある。

Excessive exercise can sometimes harm your health.

かれ発言はつげん会社かいしゃ信頼しんらいおおきくそこなった

His remarks greatly damaged the company's credibility.

睡眠不足すいみんぶそく判断力はんだんりょくそこなわないともかぎらない。

Lack of sleep is not necessarily without harm to one's judgment.

その薬品やくひんあやまった使つかかたをすると皮膚ひふそこなうおそれがある。

If used incorrectly, that chemical substance may harm the skin.

騒音そうおん景観けいかんうつくしさをそこなっているという意見いけん住民じゅうみんからがっている。

Residents have been voicing the opinion that the noise is spoiling the beauty of the scenery.