欠損

Reading

Kana: けっそん

Romaji: kesson

Definition

noun

vs

adj-no

1

deficit; shortage; loss; damage

Kanji

欠

Readings: ケツ、 ケン、 か.ける、 か.く

Meanings: lack, gap, fail, yawning radical (no. 76)

損

Readings: ソン、 そこ.なう、 そこな.う、 -そこ.なう、 そこ.ねる、 -そこ.ねる

Meanings: damage, loss, disadvantage, hurt, injure

Example Sentence

同社(どうしゃ)は第(だい)一(いち)四半期(しはんき)に４億(おく)ドルの欠損(けっそん)を出(だ)した。

➥The company incurred a deficit of $400 million during the first quarter.