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損ねる[そこねる] (sokoneru)

spoil, ruin, fail to do

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Meaning

損ねる (そこねる, sokoneru) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “spoil, ruin, fail to do”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 11

彼女かのじょの機嫌きげんを損そこねてしまった

She has been offended.

彼かれは機嫌きげんをそこねている。

He is in an angry mood.

彼かれはついに健康けんこうをそこねた。

He ruined his health in the end.

野手やしゅはボールを取とり損そこねた。

The fielder failed to catch the ball.

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