損気

Japanese

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

Alternative spelling
損氣 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) そんき [sóꜜǹkì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
IPA^(key): [sõ̞ŋʲkʲi]

Noun

損(そん)気(き) • (sonki)

disadvantage

Usage notes

Often used in the proverb <ruby>短気<rp>(</rp><rt>たんき</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>は<ruby>損気<rp>(</rp><rt>そんき</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> (tanki wa sonki, “haste makes waste”)

References

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

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