傷つける

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 傷つける is an ichidan transitive verb read きずつける, meaning to injure physically or hurt emotionally.
• Basic usage: Examples are 指を傷つける and 友人の心を傷つける; in both, the affected target takes を.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Physical and emotional harm
  • It applies both to injuring a finger with glass and to hurting someone's feelings with a careless remark.
• Difference from 傷つく
  • 傷つける is transitive and means causing harm, while 傷つく is intransitive and describes becoming injured or hurt.