怪我 (kega) means “injury” | MotiTan Japanese Dictionary

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転んで怪我をしました。koro n de ke ga o shi ma shi ta

I got hurt when I fell.

病院で怪我の手当てを受けました。byō in de ke ga no te a te o u ke ma shi ta

I received treatment for my injury at the hospital.

Describes physical harm to the body, whether it is a visible wound or another kind of injury.

傷kizu: A wound or mark where the skin or body has been damaged.
打撲daboku: An injury caused by a blow that usually does not break the skin.

身体に傷を負ったり、打撲などの損傷を受けたりした状態。shin tai ni kizu o o tta ri da boku na do no son shō o u ke ta ri shi ta jō tai

怪我 (kega) is a native Japanese noun written with ateji: 怪 (kai, "strange") and 我 (ga, "self") do not reliably explain the word's origin.

For beginners, 怪我 (kega) usually points to physical damage from an accident, while sickness is discussed with different everyday words.