怪我

けが

injury; wound

Also:mistake

What does 怪我 mean?

怪我 is a Japanese noun meaning injury; wound in English. It can also be translated as mistake depending on context. It is written as 怪我 in kanji, けが in hiragana, and kega in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N4 vocabulary.

Example sentence

ラグビーをしているとき、彼はけがをした。

Playing rugby, he got injured.