損なう

Meaning

1. v5uvt
   to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage; to spoil; to mar; to ruin
2. sufv5u
   to fail to do; to do amiss; to miss one's opportunity to do
3. sufv5u
   to almost do; to come close to doing

Example sentences

• このようなポスターを貼るには許可が必要ですし、だいいち街の美観を損ないます！

  You need permission to put up that sort of poster, and, most of all, you're ruining the looks of the street!

• 彼女はいつもボールを取り損なってばかりいる。

  She is always missing the ball.

• 彼は遅く起きた、その結果、バスに乗り損なった。

  He got up late, so he missed the bus.