“Loss” in Japanese
Short answer
Loss in Japanese is “損” (son). Full meaning: loss, damage, harm, unprofitable; disadvantage, handicap, drawback, unfavorable.
Other ways to say “Loss” in Japanese
喪失
soushitsu loss, forfeit
敗
hai loss, defeat; counter for losses
失
shitsu loss (of something), disadvantage; mistake, error, failure; flaw, defect
差損
sason (profit sheet) loss
損失
sonshitsu loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
紛失
funshitsu loss, going missing
損亡
sonmou loss
遺失
ishitsu loss
亡失
boushitsu loss (e.g. of an item)
ロス
rosu loss; feeling of loss
目減り
meberi loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit), ullage, outage; decrease (in value), reduction
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