傷・疵・瑕・創|きずkizu[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounwound; injury; cut; gash; bruise; scratch; scrape; scar
   海水かいすいが傷きずにしみて痛いたいよ。↗

   The seawater stings my cut.

   彼かれの額がくの傷きずは目立めだつ。↗

   The scar on his forehead is conspicuous.
2. nounchip; crack; scratch; nick
3. nounflaw; defect; weakness; weak point
   ここに傷きずがあるので安やすくしてください。↗

   There's a scratch here. Could you give me a discount?
4. nounstain (on one's reputation); disgrace; dishonor; dishonour
5. noun(emotional) hurt; hurt feelings
   クリスはとてもむなしく思おもい、立ち直たちなおれないほどに、心こころに大おおきな傷きずを受うけました。↗

   Chris' heart felt so empty and damaged that it couldn't be repaired.

• Synonym傷口きずぐちNeutralThe opening of a wound, where flesh or an object is torn; figuratively, a painful past one avoids touching. 「傷」 is broader, covering wounds, scratches and flaws.
• Synonym怪我けがNeutralAn injury to the body, as in 「怪我をする」 or 「怪我が治る」; mostly external injuries to people. 「傷」 also covers scratches and flaws on objects.
• Synonym創痍そういWrittenWritten prose. Cuts from bladed weapons, or damage and loss more broadly; best known in 「満身創痍」, describing someone covered in wounds or badly battered.
• Synonym傷創しょうそうWrittenWritten and rare: an external wound from being cut or struck. In everyday speech just say 「傷」.
• Synonym傷痍しょういWrittenWritten prose for injuries and wounds; seen mostly in 「傷痍軍人」. In daily speech use 「怪我」 or 「傷」.
• Synonym創傷そうしょうWrittenA medical term for external wounds such as cuts and stab wounds. In everyday speech say 「傷」.
• Related傷跡きずあとNeutralThe scar left after a wound heals; figuratively the lasting scars of a disaster. 「傷」 is the wound itself, not its trace.

「傷」 is the default for wounds, scratches and flaws. Use 「怪我」 for injuries to a person, 「傷口」 for the wound's opening, 「傷跡」 for a scar, 「創傷」 in medical contexts. 「創痍」, 「傷創」 and 「傷痍」 are written words, rare outside formal prose.

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1. きず。皮膚ひふや物ものの破やぶけたり裂さけたりしている部分ぶぶん。