손해

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 損害.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰo̞(ː)nɦɛ] ~ [ˈsʰo̞(ː)nɦe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [손(ː)해/손(ː)헤]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sonhae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sonhae
McCune–Reischauer?	sonhae
Yale Romanization?	sōn.hay

Noun

손해 • (sonhae) (hanja 損害)

1. loss; damage

   손해를 입다/받다/보다 ― sonhae-reul ipda/batda/boda ― to suffer losses

Derived terms

verbs

• 손해(損害)되다 (sonhaedoeda)

 

nouns

• 손해금(損害金) (sonhaegeum)
• 손해비(損害費) (sonhaebi)