► 名詞
損 [(1)そん] meaning: loss rank: 1
☆ 正直者が損をする ⇨ Honest people lose
☆ 聞いてみて損をすることはない ⇨ You don’t lose anything by asking
☆ 買った直後に値が下がって損をした ⇨ I lost, wasted, money because the price dropped right after I had bought it
赤字 [あかじ] meaning: loss rank: 2
☆ 会社は10億円の赤字を計上した ⇨ The company recorded a loss of ¥1 billion
☆ 会社は赤字経営をしている ⇨ The company is losing money
穴 [(2)あな] [coll] meaning: loss rank: 3
☆ 彼は株で大穴を開けた ⇨ He lost tons of money with stock
損失 [そんしつ] meaning: loss rank: 3
☆ 経済的な損失 ⇨ Economic loss
ふい [(1)ふい] [ふいにする] meaning: loss rank: 3
☆ 彼は折角の機会をふいにした ⇨ He failed to take advantage of a great opportunity (☛ Implies fail to take advantage by mistake, carelessness, etc.)
丸損 [まるぞん] [coll] meaning: loss rank: 4
☆ 工事が中止になって私達には丸損になった ⇨ The construction was canceled and it was a total loss for us (☛ A total loss with no chance of recovery)