痛める (いためる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

痛める (いためる) means to hurt / to injure / to cause pain.

See example sentences below.

痛める at a glance

痛める

いためるitameru

N3verb

to hurt / to injure / to cause pain

痛めるいためるitameruN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to hurt / to injure / to cause pain

Example 1

足を痛めてしまった。

Translation

I ended up hurting my foot.

Example 2

無理をして体を痛めた。

Translation

I overdid it and injured my body.