汚損

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 汚損 is read as おそん and functions as a noun or with する for an item being soiled or damaged so that its condition or value is impaired.
• Basic usage: Use 資料を汚損しないように扱う for prevention and 箱の汚損がひどい for severe existing damage or soiling.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Soiling and physical damage
  • 汚損 can cover both staining and damage, so a translation should not automatically discard either part of its range.
• Formal handling term
  • It fits records and policies for borrowed materials or packaging and is more formal than simply saying that something is a little dirty.