傷つく

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 傷つく (きずつく) combines injury 傷 with change verb つく as an intransitive verb for becoming hurt or damaged.
• Basic usage: 傷つく is intransitive: a body, feeling, or object becomes hurt or damaged.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Intransitive versus transitive
  • It differs in argument structure from transitive 傷つける, in which someone damages a target.