How to say "injured" in Japanese

• 手負いておい
  no-adjectiveCovers the 'wounded' sense — a person or animal bearing wounds. Less common, and seldom the word you want for simply saying someone is injured; that is really けがをした.
  手負ておいの熊くまは一般いっぱんにとても危険きけんだ。↗

  Wounded bears are usually very dangerous.
• けがをした
  expression, prenominal modifierThe plain phrase for 'hurt; injured': saying that someone has been hurt or injured, as after a fall or an accident. The word is usually written in kana alone.

Choose 「けがをした」 to say plainly that someone got hurt or injured; 「手負い」 matches the 'wounded' sense and, being less common, is seldom the word learners need for 'injured'.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 手負いておいwounded
• けがをしたhurt