傷つける・傷付ける|きずつけるkizutsukeru[4]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
傷つける傷つける is the most common form and the recommended choice for beginners; use it in ordinary writing.
傷付ける傷付ける is less common than 傷つける. It is a written alternative, but beginners should normally choose 傷つける instead.
Definitions
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto wound; to injure
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.)
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto damage; to chip; to scratch
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 傷つける（きずつける） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 傷つけます（きずつけます） |
| Negative (nai) | 傷つけない（きずつけない） |
| polite (masen) | 傷つけません（きずつけません） |
| classical zu / nu | 傷つけず・傷つけぬ（きずつけず・きずつけぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 傷つけた（きずつけた） |
| polite (mashita) | 傷つけました（きずつけました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 傷つけなかった（きずつけなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 傷つけませんでした（きずつけませんでした） |
| Te form | 傷つけて（きずつけて） |
| Potential | 傷つけられる（きずつけられる） |
| Passive | 傷つけられる（きずつけられる） |
| Causative | 傷つけさせる（きずつけさせる） |
| Causative passive | 傷つけさせられる（きずつけさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 傷つければ（きずつければ） |
| tara | 傷つけたら（きずつけたら） |
| Volitional | 傷つけよう（きずつけよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 傷つけましょう（きずつけましょう） |
| Imperative | 傷つけろ（きずつけろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Transitive / intransitive pair
心が傷つく
心を傷つける
傷つく takes が and presents the hurt as something that happens to the subject, as in 心が傷つく, while 傷つける takes を and presents the hurt as something caused to the object, as in 心を傷つける.
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Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym損なうそこなうNeutralRefers to impairing or damaging something such as health or peace of mind, as in 「健康を損なう」; 「傷つける」 leans toward leaving a wound or hurting feelings.
- Synonym害するがいするWrittenFormal prose for harming or endangering, and even killing, as in 「健康を害する」「気分を害する」; 「傷つける」 is more concrete and also covers scratching objects.
- Synonym痛めるいためるNeutralHurts a part of the body or causes heartache, as in 「腰を痛める」「心を痛める」; 「傷つける」 centers on inflicting injury or damage.
- Synonym損じるそんじるWrittenFormal prose for damaging or breaking something; 「傷つける」 applies to people and things alike and centers on causing injury or damage.
- Synonym害すがいすWrittenAn older form of 「害する」, now rarely used; 「傷つける」 is more common and works for the body, feelings, and objects alike.
- Related苦しめるくるしめるNeutralMakes someone suffer or torments them, focusing on the state of suffering; 「傷つける」 focuses on the injury inflicted.
- Related損ねるそこねるNeutralHarms something, as in 「機嫌を損ねる」「健康を損ねる」, and as a verb suffix means failing to do something; 「傷つける」 is more concrete.
- Related毒するどくするWrittenFormal prose for poisoning or corrupting someone, as in 「青少年を毒する」; 「傷つける」 centers on the harm itself.
- Antonym治すなおすNeutralCures an illness or injury, the opposite of 「傷つける」, which causes the harm.
- Antonym癒すいやすNeutralHeals the heart or relieves fatigue, the opposite of 「傷つける」.
Use 「傷つける」 for wounding someone or scratching and damaging objects, as in 「心を傷つける」「床を傷つける」. For harming health or mood, 「損なう」 and 「害する」 fit better; for making someone suffer, use 「苦しめる」. The opposites are 「癒す」 and 「治す」.
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