切り傷・切傷・切り疵|きりきずkirikizu[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
切り傷切り傷 is the most common written form and is the form beginners should use. It combines kanji and kana.
切傷切傷 is less common than 切り傷 and is written entirely in kanji. It is a variant to recognize, but beginners should use 切り傷.
切り疵切り疵 is rarely used and is less common than 切り傷. It combines kanji and kana, so learners may encounter it as a less usual written variant.
Definitions
- nouncut; gash; incision
Synonyms & antonyms
- Related擦り傷すりきずNeutralA scrape or graze from rubbing against something; also scratches on a surface. 「切り傷」 is a wound made by a sharp edge cutting in.
- Related古傷ふるきずNeutralAn old wound or scar; figuratively a painful memory one avoids. 「切り傷」 describes how the wound was made, whether old or new.
- Related擦傷さっしょうNeutralSame word as above, also written 「擦傷」, as in 「車の擦り傷」; it is not a cut.
- Relatedかすり傷かすりきずNeutralA light graze or scrape; in speech 「かすり傷だ」 often just means the injury is not serious.
- Related擦過傷さっかしょうWrittenWritten medical term for an abrasion, e.g. 「擦過傷」 on a diagnosis.
- Related創痍そういWrittenWritten word for wounds or trauma, often in 「満身創痍」; by extension damage or loss.
- Related微傷びしょうWrittenWritten and rare: a very slight wound; stresses that the injury is minor.
- Related浅手あさでNeutralA shallow, minor wound; somewhat old-fashioned, the opposite of 「深手」.
Use 「切り傷」 for a wound cut open by a blade, paper or glass, as in 「包丁で切り傷を作る」. For scrapes say 「擦り傷」/「擦傷」, for a light injury 「かすり傷」, for an old wound 「古傷」. 「擦過傷」「創痍」「微傷」 belong to formal writing; 「浅手」 is an old-fashioned word for a shallow wound.
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Japanese definitions
- 切り傷。
Kanji in this word
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