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JLPT N1 · Noun

あざ (aza)

あざ is a Japanese noun meaning “birthmark; nevus”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
あざ
Romaji
aza
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. birthmark; nevus · noun · usually written in kana
  2. bruise · noun · usually written in kana

Example sentences

小さなあざは彼女の美しさを少しも損なわなかった。
The tiny birthmark took nothing from her loveliness.
Tatoeba #147026
彼は全身あざだらけだった。
He was covered with bruises.
Tatoeba #102926

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Source: JMdict entry 1586350 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.