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打撲 (だぼく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
blow to the body ; hit ; beating
Refers to a physical impact on the body, often described as an injury from being struck, bumped, or beaten. Used as a noun and as 打撲する for sustaining such a blow or bruising a body part.
打だ
撲ぼく
を
受う
け
て
い
た
。
The patient had received a blow to the head.
Similar words 打う ち 身み A more everyday word for a bruise or injury from bumping into something; 打撲 sounds more clinical or report-like.
殴おう 打だ Means striking or beating someone, especially deliberately; 打撲 focuses on the blow to the body or the injury caused by it.
捻ねん 挫ざ A sprain, typically from twisting a joint; different from 打撲, which involves a blow or impact.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound written with 打, associated with striking, and 撲, associated with beating or hitting; together the spelling expresses a bodily blow or impact.
