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傷付く
Meaning in Englishto 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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傷付ける
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to wound, to hurt someone's feelings
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to name
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体付き
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body build, figure
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