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Kanji 傷: meanings, readings, and example words.

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

Key takeaways

Kanji 傷: wound, hurt, injure, impair, pain, injury, cut, gash, scar, weak point. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

woundhurtinjureimpairpaininjurycutgashscarweak point

On reading

ショウ

Kun reading

きずいた.むいた.める

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 傷

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

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

亻 + 昜

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine a person (亻) getting a wound or a burn from being exposed to the intense rays of the rising sun (昜). It represents a physical injury, scar, or emotional hurt experienced by a person.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ショウ
  • 火傷かしょう

    burn / scald injury

  • 中傷ちゅうしょう

    slander / defamation / false accusation

  • 負傷ふしょう

    injury / wound

Kun reading

きず
  • 傷付くきずつく

    to be hurt / to be injured

  • きず

    wound / injury / cut

Commonly used words

  • 火傷
    かしょう

    burn / scald injury

  • 中傷
    ちゅうしょう

    slander / defamation / false accusation

  • 負傷
    ふしょう

    injury / wound

  • 傷付く
    きずつく

    to be hurt / to be injured

  • きず

    wound / injury / cut

Example sentences

Example 1

お湯で火をしました。

Translation

I got a burn from hot water.

Example 2

の手当てをしてください。

Translation

Please treat the burn properly.

Example 3

転んで足を付いた。

Translation

I fell and hurt my leg.

Example 4

彼の言葉で心が付いた。

Translation

His words wounded my heart.

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