ダメージ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

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

〈事こと〉でダメージを受うけるto suffer/receive damage from something
台たい風ふうでこの地ち域いきは大おおきなダメージを受うけた。
This area suffered major damage from the typhoon.
ダメージが大おおきいthe damage is severe/great
失しつ恋れんのダメージが大おおきくて、しばらく元げん気きが出でなかった。
The damage from the breakup was so great I couldn't feel motivated for a while.
ダメージから回かい復ふくするto recover from damage
会かい社しゃは財ざい政せい的てきなダメージから回かい復ふくするのに数すう年ねんかかった。
It took the company several years to recover from the financial damage.
精せい神しん的てきダメージpsychological/emotional damage
彼かれの発はつ言げんは彼かの女じょに精せい神しん的てきダメージを与あたえた。
His remark caused her psychological damage.

被ひ害がいN3
被害 is a formal word for damage or harm, often used for large-scale or reported incidents, while ダメージ is a casual loanword covering both physical and emotional harm.
損そん害がいN2
損害 typically refers to financial or material loss, whereas ダメージ can also describe intangible or emotional harm.
打だ撃げきN1
打撃 emphasizes a sudden shock or blow (often economic or emotional), while ダメージ is a broader, more casual term for ongoing or cumulative harm.
痛いた手で
痛手 is a literary word for a serious setback or wound, while ダメージ is the everyday loanword for damage of any kind.

だめN5
駄目 (だめ) means 'no good' or 'useless' and is unrelated in origin, though learners sometimes confuse it with ダメージ because of the shared sound.

Loanword from English 'damage'.