負傷|ふしょうfushou[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbinjury; wound
    彼かれはその事故じこで負傷ふしょうした。↗
    He was injured in the accident.
Conjugation
Dictionary form負傷する(ふしょうする)
Polite (masu)負傷します(ふしょうします)
Negative (nai)負傷しない(ふしょうしない)
polite (masen)負傷しません(ふしょうしません)
classical zu / nu負傷せず・負傷せぬ(ふしょうせず・ふしょうせぬ)
Past (ta)負傷した(ふしょうした)
polite (mashita)負傷しました(ふしょうしました)
Past negative (nakatta)負傷しなかった(ふしょうしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)負傷しませんでした(ふしょうしませんでした)
Te form負傷して(ふしょうして)
Potential負傷できる(ふしょうできる)
Passive負傷される(ふしょうされる)
Causative負傷させる(ふしょうさせる)
Causative passive負傷させられる(ふしょうさせられる)
Conditional (ba)負傷すれば(ふしょうすれば)
tara負傷したら(ふしょうしたら)
Volitional負傷しよう(ふしょうしよう)
polite (mashou)負傷しましょう(ふしょうしましょう)
Imperative負傷しろ(ふしょうしろ)

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

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym怪我けがNeutralThe everyday word for an injury, by far the most common in speech; it can also mean an accident. 「負傷」 leans written, typical of news and war reporting.
  • Synonym傷害しょうがいNeutralA legal term for inflicting bodily harm on another person, as in 「傷害罪」. 「負傷」 simply means being injured, whether oneself or someone else.
  • Synonym傷痍しょういWrittenA written word for wounds and injuries (incl. illness), seen mostly in set phrases like 「傷痍軍人」; 「負傷」 is the more common choice.
  • Antonym無傷むきずNeutralOpposite to 「負傷」 in whether an injury occurred: it means completely unscathed, without a scratch.

Use 「負傷」 for injuries in news or war contexts, as in 「負傷者」. In everyday speech say 「怪我」. 「傷害」 is the legal term for harming another person, and 「無傷」 is the antonym, meaning unscathed.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 外傷がいしょうを負おうこと、けがをすること。
Kanji in this word
English equivalents

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