傷
傷·wound, injury
- On-yomi
- ショウ
- Kun-yomi
- きずいた(む)いた(める)
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 傷 | きず | wound, scratch |
| 負傷 | ふしょう | injury |
| 傷つく | きずつく | to be hurt (body or feelings) |
| 火傷 | やけど | a burn |
Example sentences
転んで足に傷ができた。
ころんであしにきずができた。
I fell and got a cut on my leg.
事故で三人が負傷した。
じこでさんにんがふしょうした。
Three people were injured in the accident.
その言葉に傷ついた。
そのことばにきずついた。
Those words hurt me.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading 火傷 as *かしょう — it is the irregular やけど
- Using 傷 for illness; sickness is 病気, 傷 is a physical wound or emotional hurt
Memory aid
Picture it
A person (亻) with a mark struck across them — a body carrying a wound.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 誹謗中傷ひぼうちゅうしょうslander, defamation
- 損傷そんしょうdamage, injury
- 負傷ふしょうinjury; being wounded
- 傷付くきずつくto be hurt; to be wounded; to get injured; to be damaged
- 中傷ちゅうしょうslander; libel; defamation
- 傷きずwound, scratch
- 傷むいたむto go bad, to be damaged
- 傷つくきずつくto be hurt, injured
- 傷つけるきずつけるto hurt, damage
- 負傷するふしょうするto be injured
- 火傷やけどburn, scald
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