損気

Japanese
Kanji in this term
損 気
そん
Grade: 5		 き
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

損気(そんき) • (sonki) 

  1. disadvantage

Usage notes

Often used in the proverb 短気(たんき)は損気(そんき) (tanki wa sonki, “haste makes waste”)

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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