傷口・疵口|きずぐちkizuguchi[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Which spelling to use
傷口傷口 is the most common written form of this word and the form beginners should normally choose when writing it.
疵口疵口 is a rarely used kanji-only variant of 傷口, so learners will seldom encounter it in writing.
Definitions
  1. noun(opening of a) wound; cut
    母ははは傷口きずぐちにばんそうこうをつけてくれた。↗
    Mom applied the plaster to the cut.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • 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

Japanese definitions
  1. 傷きずが出来できた所ところ。
  2. 触ふれられたくない過去かこの出来事できごと。
  3. 物事ものごとの問題もんだい。
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