Kanji

傷

wound, hurt, injure, impair, pain, injury, cut, gash, scar, weak point

Kanji

Grade

Grade 6

Strokes

13 strokes

Radical

人部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ショウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

きず, いたむ, いためる

Common Readings

ショウ, いた…む, いた…める, きず

Example sentences

傷 きず
転んで足に傷ができた。

I fell and got a scratch on my leg.

よく見ると よくみると
よく見ると、小さな傷があった。

If you look closely, there was a small scratch.

傷つける きずつける
無神経な言葉で親友の心を傷つけてしまった。

I ended up hurting my best friend's feelings with insensitive words.

爪 つめ
猫が爪を研いで、ソファを傷つけてしまった。

The cat sharpened its claws and damaged the sofa.

傷つく きずつく
彼の言葉に深く傷ついた。

I was deeply hurt by his words.

心ない こころない
そんな心ない言葉に傷つく必要はない。

There is no need to be hurt by such inconsiderate words.

傷口 きずぐち
傷口が広がる前に、早めに手当てをしてください。

Please treat it early before the wound gets wider.

見てもらう みてもらう
医者に傷口を見てもらった。

I had the doctor look at my wound.

無傷 むきず
彼は自動車事故に遭ったが、奇跡的に無傷で助かった。

He was in a car accident, but miraculously escaped unscathed.

幸運 こううん
彼は幸運にもその事故で無傷だった。

He was luckily unhurt in that accident.

Example Vocabulary

傷

きず

wound; scratch; injury; flaw

傷つける

きずつける

to hurt; to damage; to wound

傷つく

きずつく

to be hurt; to be wounded; to feel hurt (emotions)

傷口

きずぐち

wound; opening of a wound

無傷

むきず

unhurt; unscathed; flawless; clean record

火傷

やけど

burn; scald

致命傷

ちめいしょう

fatal wound; fatal blow; deathblow

負傷

ふしょう

injury; wound

傷を負う

きずをおう

to sustain an injury; to be wounded

損傷

そんしょう

damage; injury

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