傷付ける (きずつける) Japanese meaning | KotomoraCommon word›JLPTN1›Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000傷付ける · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
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| Dictionary | 傷付ける | 傷付けない |
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| Polite | 傷付けます | 傷付けません |
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| Past polite | 傷付けました | 傷付けませんでした |
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| Past | 傷付けた | 傷付けなかった |
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| Te-form | 傷付けて | 傷付けないで |
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| Desire | 傷付けたい | 傷付けたくない |
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| Potential | 傷付けられるalso 傷付けれる | 傷付けられないalso 傷付けれない |
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| Passive | 傷付けられる | 傷付けられない |
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| Causative | 傷付けさせる | 傷付けさせない |
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| Causative passive | 傷付けさせられる | 傷付けさせられない |
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| Volitional | 傷付けよう | |
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| Polite volitional | 傷付けましょう | |
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| Imperative | 傷付けろ | 傷付けるな |
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| Conditional | 傷付ければ | 傷付けなければ |
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| Tara conditional | 傷付けたら | 傷付けなかったら |
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He wounded the other person with a knife.
I fell and injured my knee.
Usage patterns
〈人〉の心を傷つけるto hurt someone's heart/feelings
His words hurt her feelings.
〈人〉を傷つけるto injure/wound someone
I accidentally cut my hand with the knife.
〈物〉の表面を傷つけるto scratch/damage the surface of something
Moving the vacuum cleaner scratched the floor's surface.
〈人〉の自尊心を傷つけるto hurt someone's pride/self-esteem
That remark hurt his pride.
傷つける focuses on inflicting a wound or emotional hurt directly, while 損ねる more broadly covers damaging health, mood, or quality.
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傷つける is the everyday word for hurting or damaging something physically or emotionally, while 損なう is a bit more formal and often used in writing.
壊す can mean to ruin an overall condition, mood, or plan, while 傷つける specifically means to hurt someone's feelings or damage a reputation.
