けがする

けがする · kegasuru · JLPT N4 · noun

injury

🩹 kega (injury) + suru (to do) = to do an injury, get hurt

けが (kega) is the noun for injury; adding する (to do) turns it into a verb, a very common Japanese pattern. Sound hook: a heavy KEG falls on your leg, AH! Keg-ah = kega, and you are hurt.

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