Japanese symbol for “breakage”

破損

はそん

Romaji: hason

damage; breakage

In Japanese, breakage is 破損, read はそん (hason).

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Meanings

n, vi, vs damage; breakage

Kanji and stroke order

破

rend, rip, tear

on: ハ
kun: やぶ.る、やぶ.れる、わ.れる

10 strokes · JLPT 2

損

damage, loss, disadvantage

on: ソン
kun: そこ.なう、そこな.う、-そこ.なう、そこ.ねる

13 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “breakage”

Word	Reading	Meaning
折損	せっそん sesson	snapping (of fixtures, mechanical equipment, etc.); breaking; fracturing

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
破壊	はかい hakai	destruction; disruption
突破	とっぱ toppa	breaking through; breakthrough; penetration
破産	はさん hasan	bankruptcy; insolvency
破る	やぶる yaburu	to tear; to rip; to break
破片	はへん hahen	fragment; broken piece; splinter
損害	そんがい songai	damage; injury; loss
損失	そんしつ sonshitsu	loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
損傷	そんしょう sonshou	damage; injury

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