欠けっ損そん

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

deficit; shortage; loss

Used for financial deficits, shortages of resources, or losses in a system. Often appears in economic or business contexts.

今こん年ねん度どの予よ算さんは大おお幅はばな欠けっ損そんを出だした。
This fiscal year's budget showed a large deficit.

貿ぼう易えき収しゅう支しが欠けっ損そんしている。

The trade balance is in deficit.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

partial loss; missing part; damage

Refers to something being partially broken, missing, or removed. Common in medical contexts (e.g., bone loss) or describing incomplete objects.

事じ故こで指ゆびの一いち部ぶが欠けっ損そんした。
Part of the finger was lost in the accident.
この古こ文もん書じょは一いち部ぶが欠けっ損そんしている。
This old document is partially missing.

Kanji

欠lack, gap, fail
損damage, loss, disadvantage

Similar words

不ふ足そく
不足 is a general shortage or insufficiency, while 欠損 implies a measurable deficit or physical loss, often with a sense of damage or incompleteness.
損そん失しつ
損失 is a broader term for loss (financial, opportunity, etc.), whereas 欠損 emphasizes a gap or missing part, often used in accounting or medical contexts.

Etymology

Compound of 欠 (lack, gap) and 損 (loss, damage). The combination conveys the idea of something missing or lost, leading to a deficit or incomplete state.