傷つく・傷付く・疵付く|きずつくkizutsuku[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Which spelling to use
傷つく傷つく is the most common and most standard form, and it is the recommended spelling for beginners.
傷付く傷付く is less common than 傷つく. It is an alternative kanji-and-kana spelling, but beginners should choose 傷つく.
疵付く疵付く is a rarely used kanji-and-kana variant of 傷つく; beginners should use 傷つく instead.
Definitions
  1. godan verb, intransitive verbto be wounded; to get injured
    傷きずついた鳥とりが地面じめんに落おちた。↗
    The injured bird fell to the ground.
  2. godan verb, intransitive verbto get hurt feelings
    その噂うわさで彼かれの名声めいせいが傷きずついた。↗
    The gossip hurt his reputation.
  3. godan verb, intransitive verbto get damaged; to get chipped; to get scratched
Conjugation
Dictionary form傷つく(きずつく)
Polite (masu)傷つきます(きずつきます)
Negative (nai)傷つかない(きずつかない)
polite (masen)傷つきません(きずつきません)
classical zu / nu傷つかず・傷つかぬ(きずつかず・きずつかぬ)
Past (ta)傷ついた(きずついた)
polite (mashita)傷つきました(きずつきました)
Past negative (nakatta)傷つかなかった(きずつかなかった)
polite (masen deshita)傷つきませんでした(きずつきませんでした)
Te form傷ついて(きずついて)
Potential傷つける(きずつける)
Passive傷つかれる(きずつかれる)
Causative傷つかせる(きずつかせる)
Causative passive傷つかせられる・傷つかされる(きずつかせられる・きずつかされる)
Conditional (ba)傷つけば(きずつけば)
tara傷ついたら(きずついたら)
Volitional傷つこう(きずつこう)
polite (mashou)傷つきましょう(きずつきましょう)
Imperative傷つけ(きずつけ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Transitive / intransitive pair
intransitive傷つくきずつく⇄transitive傷つけるきずつける
心こころが傷きずつく
心こころを傷きずつける
傷つく describes the experience of being emotionally hurt (as in 心が傷つく), while 傷つける focuses on the action of causing that hurt to someone or something (as in 心を傷つける).

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 傷きずができる。
  2. 感情かんじょうなどが損そこなわれる。
Kanji in this word

JLPT vocabulary levels are community estimates, not official (no official lists have been published since the 2010 revision).

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