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JLPT N3 · Noun

傷 (kizu)

傷 (きず, kizu) is a Japanese noun meaning “wound; injury”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
きず
Romaji
kizu
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. wound; injury; cut; gash; bruise · noun
  2. chip; crack; scratch; nick · noun
  3. flaw; defect; weakness; weak point · noun
  4. stain (on one's reputation); disgrace; dishonor; dishonour · noun
  5. (emotional) hurt; hurt feelings · noun

Example sentences

海水が傷にしみて痛いよ。
The seawater stings my cut.
Tatoeba #185035
彼の額の傷は目立つ。
The scar on his forehead is conspicuous.
Tatoeba #117869
ここに傷があるので安くしてください。
There's a scratch here. Could you give me a discount?
Tatoeba #224405

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

Kanji in 傷

傷
wound, hurt, injureショウ・きず・いた.む · 13 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 傷.

傷めるいためるto hurt火傷やけどburn中傷ちゅうしょうslander負傷ふしょうinjury傷付くきずつくto be wounded傷付けるきずつけるto wound

Source: JMdict entry 1580260 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.