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Kana: きずつく Romaji: kizutsuku Level: N1

傷付く

Meaning in English

to be hurt, to be wounded, to get injured

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What it means

傷付く means to become hurt or damaged; used for physical injury or emotional harm, describing something that experiences injury or setback.

Main meanings

  • Physical injury or damage to a part of the body
  • Emotional hurt or offense caused by someone’s words or actions
  • Figurative damage to reputation, status, or another non-physical condition

How to use it

Used as an intransitive verb to denote that something becomes hurt or damaged, in both physical and emotional senses; in everyday speech it describes personal hurt, while in more formal or written language it can describe damage to objects, conditions, or reputation; often contrasts with 傷つける (to cause harm).

Variants and close terms

  • 傷つく (kizutsuku) — to be hurt; most common modern spelling
  • 傷付く (kizutsuku) — variant spelling; same meaning, less frequent
  • 傷つける (kizutsukeru) — to hurt someone intentionally or cause offense

Composition

  • 傷: wound, injury
  • 付く: to attach, adhere; here indicates a state of being affected or damaged

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verb (godan)

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