손해

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 損害.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰo̞(ː)nɦɛ] ~ [ˈsʰo̞(ː)nɦe̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?sonhae
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?sonhae
    McCune–Reischauer?sonhae
    Yale Romanization?sōn.hay

    Noun

    손해 • (sonhae) (hanja 損害)

    1. loss; damage
      손해 입다/받다/보다sonhae-reul ipda/batda/bodato suffer losses

    Derived terms

    verbs
    • 손해(損害)되다 (sonhaedoeda)
    nouns
    • 손해금(損害金) (sonhaegeum)
    • 손해비(損害費) (sonhaebi)