VocabJLPT N2
damage
NounSuru Verb

Definitions

  1. 1. damage
  2. 2. injury
Refers to damage, loss, or harm, especially in a material or financial sense. It is commonly used in legal, insurance, and news contexts when describing the impact of accidents, disasters, or conflicts. The word implies a measurable negative consequence suffered by a person or organization.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

As a company, our top priority is preventing the damage from spreading further.

Sentence 2

Rain got into our shop and we took a real hit on the merchandise.

Sentence 3

I think what he fears most is damage to his reputation.

Sentence 4

The investigation into the cause of the accident and the extent of the damage is still ongoing.

Sentence 5

He was panicking, saying "If this keeps up, the company is going to take damage."