“Drawback” in Japanese
Short answer
デメリット
demeritto
Drawback in Japanese is “デメリット” (demeritto). Full meaning: disadvantage, drawback, demerit, bad point, minus.
Other ways to say “Drawback” in Japanese
還付
kanpu return, restoration, refund, (duty) drawback
不利益
furieki disadvantage, handicap, drawback, inadvisability, inexpediency, loss
損
son loss, damage, harm, unprofitable; disadvantage, handicap, drawback, unfavorable
欠点
ketten fault, defect, flaw, weak point, weakness, shortcoming, drawback; failure (in an examination), failing grade
難点
nanten fault, weakness, flaw, defect, drawback, disadvantage; crux (of a matter), difficult point, point of contention
引き波
hikinami backwash, rip current, undertow; stern wave; drawback (of a tsunami, i.e. when a wave trough reaches land before a crest)
ゾン
zon loss, damage, harm, unprofitable; disadvantage, handicap, drawback, unfavorable
還附
kanpu return, restoration, refund, (duty) drawback
引波
hikinami backwash, rip current, undertow; stern wave; drawback (of a tsunami, i.e. when a wave trough reaches land before a crest)
缺点
ketten fault, defect, flaw, weak point, weakness, shortcoming, drawback; failure (in an examination), failing grade
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