傷口・疵口|きずぐちkizuguchi[0]heiban (flat)
This browser can't play pronunciations (needs Safari 18.4 or later, or Chrome / Edge / Firefox).
- noun(opening of a) wound; cut
- Synonym傷きずNeutralThe broad, everyday word for a wound or scar, and for flaws in objects too. 「傷口」 is the opening of a wound, or figuratively a sore spot.
- Synonym傷創しょうそうWrittenA written medical term for a wound with broken skin; fairly rare.
- Synonym創傷そうしょうWrittenMedical term covering damage to body tissue generally, including cuts and stab wounds; 「傷口」 is the opening of the wound.
- Related創痍そういWrittenWritten word for a blade wound; also figurative for damage, as in 「満身創痍」.
- Related爪痕つめあとNeutralA scratch mark; figuratively the scars left by disasters or war, stressing the aftermath of destruction.
- Related傷痍しょういWrittenWritten word for wounds and injuries, as in 「傷痍軍人」; 「傷口」 is the opening of a wound.
Use 「傷口」 for the site of a wound, and figuratively for a painful past one does not want touched, as in 「傷口に塩を塗る」. For wounds in general say 「傷」, in medical contexts 「創傷」, and for scars left by disasters 「爪痕」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


