損気

損気

Japanese

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

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) そ​んき [sóꜜǹkì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
• IPA^(key): [sõ̞ŋʲkʲi]

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