"手が折れた" a natural way to express that the bone in a hand is broken?


Is 手{て}が折{お}れた a natural way to express the situation where I broke a bone in
my hand?

In English, saying " _I broke my hand_." and " _I broke a bone in my hand._ "
is pretty much the same to me (unless of course I gotta express which bone).

Maybe is 手が折れた an unnaturally sounding direct translation of English? Maybe
手の骨が折れた。 sounds more technical?

thanks.




To me, 手が折れた is less natural than 手の骨が折れた, possibly because 手 is not something
long to be snapped into two, even though 手の骨が折れた may sound a little technical
as you said.

On the other hand, phrases like 腕が折れた, [脚]{あし}が折れた are natural, which in most
cases mean that a bone of one's arm/leg is broken.

Note that, as a single verb 折れる does not literally mean "break _a bone_ ",
腕が折れた and so on is rather informal. To be formal, you have to say 腕の骨が折れた or
腕を骨折した.




To me, 手が折れた is less natural than 手の骨が折れた, possibly because 手 is not something
long to be snapped into two, even though 手の骨が折れた may sound a little technical
as you said.

On the other hand, phrases like 腕が折れた, [脚]{あし}が折れた are natural, which in most
cases mean that a bone of one's arm/leg is broken.

Note that, as a single verb 折れる does not literally mean "break _a bone_ ",
腕が折れた and so on is rather informal. To be formal, you have to say 腕の骨が折れた or
腕を骨折した.

