“To hurt” in Japanese
Short answer
To hurt in Japanese is “痛む” (itamu). Full meaning: to hurt, to ache, to feel a pain; to be injured, to be spoiled (e.g. food), to be damaged.
Other ways to say “To hurt” in Japanese
痛める
itameru to hurt, to injure, to cause pain; to harm, to damage, to spoil; to worry, to bother, to be grieved over, to afflict
ヒリつく
hiritsuku to hurt, to smart, to sting
損ねる
sokoneru to harm, to hurt, to injure, to wreck; to miss one's chance to (do something), to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
損なう
zokonau to harm, to hurt, to injure, to damage, to spoil, to mar, to ruin; to fail to do, to do amiss, to miss one's opportunity to do; to almost do, to come close to doing
傷む
itamu to hurt, to ache, to feel a pain; to be injured, to be spoiled (e.g. food), to be damaged
傷める
itameru to hurt, to injure, to cause pain; to harm, to damage, to spoil; to worry, to bother, to be grieved over, to afflict
ひり付く
hiritsuku to hurt, to smart, to sting
イタめる
itameru to hurt, to injure, to cause pain; to harm, to damage, to spoil; to worry, to bother, to be grieved over, to afflict
ひりつく
hiritsuku to hurt, to smart, to sting
損じる
sonjiru to harm, to hurt, to injure, to damage
害する
gaisuru to injure, to damage, to harm, to hurt; to kill; to hinder, to obstruct
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