Japanese word

火傷

Pronunciation

Romajiyakedo

Meaning

  • nounburn

Example

熱い鍋に触って火傷をしました。atsu i nabe ni sawa tte yakedo o shi ma shi ta

I burned myself by touching a hot pot.

Illustration for 火傷 (burn)

More examples

指に小さな火傷をしたので、すぐに水で冷やしました。yubi ni chii sa na yakedo o shi ta no de su gu ni mizu de hi ya shi ma shi ta

I got a small burn on my finger, so I cooled it with water right away.

Core concept

Refers to an injury that results when heat harms the body's tissue.

Common phrases

  • 火傷をするyakedo o su ru

    get a burn

  • 火傷を負うyakedo o o u

    sustain a burn

  • 火傷の手当てyakedo no te a te

    burn treatment

Similar words

熱傷nesshō: A medical term for an injury in which heat damages body tissue.

Definition in Japanese

火や熱い物に触れること、または熱湯や蒸気などにさらされることで生じる皮膚や粘膜の損傷。hi ya atsu i mono ni fu re ru ko to ma ta wa net tō ya jō ki na do ni sa ra sa re ru ko to de shō ji ru hi fu ya nen maku no son shō

Word origin

火傷 (yakedo) is written with 火 (hi, "fire") and 傷 (kizu, "injury"), linking the cause with the resulting harm; the reading yakedo belongs to the word as a whole.

Usage tips

  • English speakers use scald for heat injuries from hot liquids or steam, but burn also covers injuries from flames and hot surfaces, which matches the range of 火傷 (yakedo).

Other meanings

  • scaldnoun

Related words

  • 火傷するyakedosuruget burnedverb

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