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痛める is an exact match with one form of the following word:
痛める
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Reading : いためる   
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to hurt; to injure; to cause pain  (usu. 痛める)
2. to harm; to damage; to spoil  (usu. 傷める)
3. to worry; to bother; to be grieved over; to afflict  (usu. 痛める)
4. to cause financial loss; to hurt one's pocket  (usu. 痛める)
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Usefulness and usage:
Kanshudo usefulness level: 8 (among the 30,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 55,551 which gives a rank of 20,228
痛める is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 92,000 (about 2,320,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Routledge most useful 5000 words rank: 4969
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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Example sentences:
この
かり
すれば
いた
める

You'll strain your eyes trying to read in this light.
わたし
フットボールしているときに
あし
いた
めた

I had my leg hurt while playing football.
こころ
いた
めないで
この
しゃしん
写真
ことできない
I can't look at this photo without feeling very sad.
傷める
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Reading : いためる   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 104,000 (about 1,650,000 results)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 1495 (see iKnow! collections)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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いためる
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 185,000 (about 370,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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ツウ   いた painful   いた to hurt, be painful   いためる to hurt, damage   
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ill; illness
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ヨウ   もちいる to use   
katakana 'ma'
ショウ   きず wound   いた to go bad, be damaged   いためる to injure   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ヨウ    glorious, bright   
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モチ   not
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pig
タン   ダン    dawn   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
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