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危害を加える (きがいをくわえる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

危き害がいを加くわえる

Meanings

1

expression, ichidan verb

to harm; to cause harm to

A formal expression for inflicting physical or psychological harm on a person, animal, or entity. Often used in legal, news, or serious contexts.

彼かれは誰だれにも危き害がいを加くわえるつもりはなかった。
He had no intention of harming anyone.
その薬くすりは胎たい児じに危き害

がい

を

加くわ

える

可か

能のう

性せい

が

ある

。

The drug may cause harm to the fetus.

Kanji

危dangerous, fear, uneasy
害harm, injury
加add, addition, increase

Similar words

傷きずつける
傷つける is more general for hurting or damaging, including emotional hurt, while 危害を加える is a formal set phrase for inflicting harm, often physical and with a sense of danger.
害がいする
害する is a shorter, more literary verb meaning to harm or damage, whereas 危害を加える is a longer, more explicit expression often used in official warnings or reports.

Etymology

Compound of 危害 (danger, harm) + を (object marker) + 加える (to add, to inflict). The phrase literally means 'to add harm' and is a standard formal expression.