- 損害 — damage; injury
- 損失 — loss
- 損得 — gain and loss
- 破損 — damage
- 損ねる — to harm; to spoil
- 損なう — to injure; to fail to do
損 combines the hand radical 扌 (action/handling) with a phonetic element, yielding the idea of diminishing value through an act — physical damage or financial loss.
時間を 損したくないので、早めに 出発します。
I don’t want to waste time, so I’ll leave early.
利益よりも 信頼を 損うほうが 問題です。
Losing trust is a bigger issue than losing profit.