Japanese

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Kanji in this term
そん
Grade: 5

Grade: 1
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
損氣 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(そん)() (sonki

  1. disadvantage

Usage notes

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Often used in the proverb 短気(たんき)損気(そんき) (tanki wa sonki, haste makes waste)

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN