1.
to be hurt, to be injured
To receive physical damage.
傷ついた動物。
An injured animal.
誰も傷つかない。
Nobody gets hurt.
事故で足が傷ついた。
My leg was injured in the accident.
2.
to be hurt (emotionally)
To have one's feelings damaged.
誰も傷つかない。
Nobody gets hurt.
心が傷ついた。
I was hurt emotionally.
その言葉で深く傷ついた。
I was deeply hurt by those words.
傷つく is an intransitive godan verb meaning to be hurt, injured, or damaged.
TRANSITIVITY:
- 自動詞 (intransitive): 傷つく - to be hurt
- 他動詞 (transitive): 傷つける - to hurt someone/something
ASPECT (ている):
傷ついている: is hurt/injured (resulting state).
USAGE:
1. Physical: 傷ついた動物 (injured animal)
2. Emotional: 心が傷つく (to be emotionally hurt)
3. Objects: 床が傷つく (the floor gets scratched)
RELATED WORDS:
- 傷: wound, injury, scratch, flaw
- 怪我: injury (physical)