書(か)き損(そん)じる

かきそんじる
verb (ichidan)
to make a mistake in writing
他動詞 transitivecommunication
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present書(か)き損(そん)じる書(か)き損(そん)じない
Present polite書(か)き損(そん)じます書(か)き損(そん)じません
Past書(か)き損(そん)じた書(か)き損(そん)じなかった
Past polite書(か)き損(そん)じました書(か)き損(そん)じませんでした
て form書(か)き損(そん)じて書(か)き損(そん)じなくて
ている present書(か)き損(そん)じている書(か)き損(そん)じていない
ている polite書(か)き損(そん)じています書(か)き損(そん)じていません
ている past書(か)き損(そん)じていた書(か)き損(そん)じていなかった
ている past polite書(か)き損(そん)じていました書(か)き損(そん)じていませんでした
Conditional ば書(か)き損(そん)じれば書(か)き損(そん)じなければ
Conditional たら書(か)き損(そん)じたら書(か)き損(そん)じなかったら
Volitional書(か)き損(そん)じよう—
Volitional polite書(か)き損(そん)じましょう—
Potential書(か)き損(そん)じられる書(か)き損(そん)じられない
Passive書(か)き損(そん)じられる書(か)き損(そん)じられない
Causative書(か)き損(そん)じさせる書(か)き損(そん)じさせない
Imperative書(か)き損(そん)じろ書(か)き損(そん)じるな
1. to make a mistake in writing; to write incorrectly; to botch writing
To fail at writing something correctly, resulting in an error. Often used for handwritten documents, addressing envelopes, or calligraphy. The ~損じる pattern means 'to fail at doing ~'.
宛名(あてな)を書(か)き損(そん)じた。
I made a mistake writing the address.
I messed up the New Year's card and rewrote it on a new postcard.
Postcards with writing mistakes can be exchanged at the post office.

Common patterns

Ichidan verb. The ~損(そん)じる pattern attaches to the masu-stem of another verb to mean "to fail at doing ~." This is a slightly more formal variant of ~損(そこ)なう.

Common collocations

  • 書(か)き損(そん)じたはがき (a postcard with a writing mistake)
  • 書(か)き損(そん)じを直(なお)す (to correct a writing error)

Usage

書(か)き損(そん)じ (noun form) is commonly used to refer to a spoiled piece of writing, especially postcards. Japan Post offers exchanges for 書(か)き損(そん)じはがき (spoiled postcards) for a small fee.