Japanese word

傷

Pronunciation

Romajikizu

Meaning

  • nounwound

Example

この傷は痛いです。ko no kizu wa ita i de su

This wound hurts.

Illustration for 傷 (wound)

More examples

ひざの傷を水で洗います。hi za no kizu o mizu de ara i ma su

I wash the wound on my knee with water.

転んで、ひざに傷ができました。koro n de hi za ni kizu ga de ki ma shi ta

I fell and got a cut on my knee.

Core concept

Describes damage to the body that breaks or harms its normal surface or tissue.

Common phrases

  • 傷が痛むkizu ga ita mu

    a wound hurts

  • 傷が治るkizu ga nao ru

    a wound heals

  • 傷を手当てするkizu o te a te su ru

    treat a wound

Similar words

けがkega: An injury to the body caused by an accident, fall, or other event.

Definition in Japanese

身体の一部にできた損傷。shin tai no ichi bu ni de ki ta son shō

Word origin

傷 (kizu) is a native Japanese word, and the kanji 傷 is used to write it; its deeper origin is uncertain.

Usage tips

  • The Japanese art term kintsugi is used in English for repairing broken pottery with lacquer and gold, linking a visible 傷 (kizu) with restoration.

Other meanings

  • injurynoun
  • cutnoun
  • scarnoun
  • scratchnoun

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