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傷
kizu
Description
「傷」は、体や物についた、こわれたり切れたりしたところです。
"傷" refers to a damaged or cut part on the body or an object.
転んで足に傷ができたときや、心が痛いときにも使います。
"傷" is used when you get a wound on your foot from falling or when your heart hurts emotionally.
Meanings
傷kizu
a wound, cut, or injury on the body
転んで手に傷ができた。
I fell and got a cut on my hand.
傷kizu
a scratch, flaw, or damage on an object
この車には小さな傷がある。
This car has a small scratch.
傷kizu
emotional hurt or a flaw in something
その言葉が心に傷を残した。
Those words left a scar on my heart.
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Notes
- Nuance
傷 covers physical wounds, surface scratches, and emotional hurt; 怪我 refers mainly to bodily injury.
- Reading
read kizu as a noun; in compounds it becomes shō (負傷, 傷害).
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