Translation guide
The English word "hurt" covers physical pain, emotional pain, and causing harm. Japanese uses different words depending on whether you feel pain, are injured, or cause pain to someone else. This guide breaks down the most useful expressions for learners.
To say that a part of your body is in pain.
The most common and direct way to say something hurts. Used as an adjective.
Verb meaning to ache or feel pain, often used for ongoing or internal pain.
The wound hurts.
To say that you injured a specific body part.
To express that someone's feelings are hurt or they are emotionally wounded.
To say that you hurt someone else physically.
To say that you hurt someone's feelings.
To exclaim when you suddenly feel pain.
To say that someone is not hurt or was not injured.
痛い is only for physical pain. Saying 心が痛い is unnatural; use 傷つく or 心が痛む instead.
痛める is for injuring a body part (sprain, strain). 傷つける is for wounding or hurting someone physically or emotionally. けがをする is a general term for getting injured.
It hurts when you say things like that.
I ended up hurting the child.