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Both have similar meanings of **"hurt"**
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Difference between 傷つくand 苦しむ
苦しむ is more like "to suffer", and it's used with a longstanding difficulty
such as poverty, disease and bad reputation. 傷つく is "to be hurt" and it's
usually used with a one-time shock (either physical or mental).

Examples:

  * 2年間この病気で苦しんだ。  
I suffered from this disease for two years.

  * 悪い噂に苦しんだ。  
I suffered from bad rumors.

  * ピストルで撃たれて肩が傷ついた。  
I was shot with a pistol and my shoulder was hurt.

  * 彼の冷酷な言葉に傷ついた。  
I was hurt by his cruel words.

The transitive versions are 苦しめる ("to bother/torment someone") and 傷つける ("to
hurt someone/something"), respectively.
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苦しむ means to suffer or put up with something, such as a disease or bad
situation (苦 has meanings of "suffering," "trial," "hardship," "pain,"
"bitterness," etc...)

傷つく can have a few different meanings; let's begin with the general meaning of
傷 itself which means "wound," "injury," "cut," "gash" etc. つく itself is a
different verb which can also have a range of meanings, such as "affix,"
"arrive," "wear," "be attached." So 傷つく can mean to acquire an injury in the
figurative or literal sense.
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