ダメージ

ダ

メ

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ジ

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

noun

Broadly used for physical damage, emotional hurt, or negative impact, similar to English 'damage'.

葉ば

は

彼かの

女じょ

の

心こころ

に

深ふか

い

ダメージ

を

与あた

え

た

。

His words caused deep emotional damage to her.

被ひ害がい
被害 is more formal and often used for large-scale or reported damage, while ダメージ is a casual loanword used for both physical and emotional harm.
損そん害がい
損害 is typically used for financial or material loss, whereas ダメージ can refer to intangible harm as well.

Loanword from English 'damage'.