痛める (いためる, itameru) Japanese meaning: hurt | Kotomora

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痛める · ichidan verb

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	痛いためる	痛いためない
Polite	痛いためます	痛いためません
Past polite	痛いためました	痛いためませんでした
Past	痛いためた	痛いためなかった
Te-form	痛いためて	痛いためないで
Desire	痛いためたい	痛いためたくない
Potential	痛いためられるalso 痛いためれる	痛いためられないalso 痛いためれない
Passive	痛いためられる	痛いためられない
Causative	痛いためさせる	痛いためさせない
Causative passive	痛いためさせられる	痛いためさせられない
Volitional	痛いためよう
Polite volitional	痛いためましょう
Imperative	痛いためろ	痛いためるな
Conditional	痛いためれば	痛いためなければ
Tara conditional	痛いためたら	痛いためなかったら

Pairs with痛む

Meanings

ichidan verb, transitive verb

hurt; injure; cause pain

Physical pain or injury to a body part. Usually written 痛める.

昨日きのう、運うん動どうで腰こしを痛

Kanji

痛pain, hurt, damage
傷wound, hurt, injure

Transitive / intransitive

痛いたむN2sense 1
痛む is the intransitive form meaning 'to hurt' (the body part itself aches), while 痛める is transitive, meaning 'to hurt (something)'.

Related words

壊こわすN4sense 2
壊す means 'to break' or destroy something completely, while 痛める (in its damage sense) implies lesser harm like spoiling or weakening without full destruction.
傷きず付つけるN1sense 3
傷つける covers both physical damage and emotional hurt with a broader, more common usage, while 痛める is more often used for specific set phrases like 心を痛める or 懐を痛める.
苦くるしめるN1sense 3
苦しめる means 'to cause suffering' and is stronger and more general than 痛める, which usually refers to milder emotional distress like worry or grief.

Opposites

治なおすN4sense 1
治す means 'to heal/cure' an injury, the opposite action of 痛める, which means 'to injure' it.

Don't confuse with

痛いたがる sense 1
痛がる means 'to show or complain of pain' (someone acting as if it hurts), which learners sometimes confuse with 痛める, the transitive verb meaning 'to hurt something'.
炒いためるN1
傷める (いためる) means to damage or spoil something, a homophone of 炒める (いためる) 'to stir-fry' with a completely unrelated meaning.
傷きず付つけるN1
痛める (same reading as 傷める) means to strain or hurt a body part through use, whereas 傷つける means to wound or damage something through an external act.

Word family

痛いためつける
torment; punish; beat up; harm
痛いため吟ぎん味み
torture (Edo-period)

Written forms

痛いためるUsage78%
Standard kanji for physical pain, emotional distress, and financial loss. Preferred spelling for most senses.
傷いためるUsage21%
Used specifically for damaging or spoiling objects, food, or reputation. The high priority suggests this is the primary kanji for that sense.

Etymology

Causative/transitive form of 痛む (いたむ, 'to hurt/ache'), derived from the adjective 痛い (いたい, 'painful'). The kanji 傷 is used for non-physical or object damage.

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