損 害 額(そんがいがく)

そんがいがく

noun

amount of damages; the loss figure

1. amount of damage or loss, expressed in money

The monetary value of a loss caused by an accident, disaster, crime, or business failure. Standard vocabulary in news reports, insurance, and legal claims.

損害額(そんがいがく)はまだ不明(ふめい)だ。

The amount of the damage is still unknown.

台風(たいふう)による損害額(そんがいがく)は数億円(すうおくえん)に上(のぼ)った。

The damage from the typhoon came to several hundred million yen.

保険会社(ほけんがいしゃ)が現場(げんば)を調(しら)べ、損害額(そんがいがく)を正確(せいかく)に見積(みつ)もっている。

The insurance company is inspecting the site and estimating the loss precisely.

Formed from 損害(そんがい) (damage, loss) plus the suffix 〜額(がく) (sum of money). Because the suffix already means "amount," the word always refers to a figure and pairs with verbs of counting, estimating, and reaching.

Common collocations

損害額(そんがいがく)を見積(みつ)もる: to estimate the damages
損害額(そんがいがく)が〜に上(のぼ)る: the losses come to (an amount)
損害額(そんがいがく)を算定(さんてい)する: to calculate the loss figure
損害額(そんがいがく)の確定(かくてい): finalizing the amount of damages

Similar words

被害額(ひがいがく): amount of damage suffered — the victim's side; common after disasters and crimes
損失(そんしつ): loss — the loss itself, especially in accounting, rather than a figure

Related Words

Compare: 被害額(ひがいがく) (amount of damage suffered)

Compare: 損失(そんしつ) (loss)

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Added 2026.8.10 18:22 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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