傷 Kanji – wound
The Japanese kanji 傷 can mean wound, hurt, injure, impair, pain, injury, cut, gash, scar, weak point.
Meaning and Readings
How is 傷 read?
傷 has the onyomi reading ショウ and the kunyomi readings きず, いたむ, いためる.
In romaji, these readings can be written as shou, kizu, itamu, itameru.
Common Japanese Words Using 傷
These common Japanese words contain 傷. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 外傷（がいしょう） — external wound, (physical) trauma
- 軽傷（けいしょう） — minor injury
- 殺傷（さっしょう） — killing and wounding, bloodshed
- 死傷者（ししょうしゃ） — casualties, the killed and wounded
- 傷害（しょうがい） — injury, inflicting bodily injury
- 傷口（きずぐち） — (opening of a) wound, cut
- 傷者（しょうしゃ） — wounded person, casualty, injured person
- 傷つける（きずつける） — to wound, to injure
- 損傷（そんしょう） — damage, injury
- 致命傷（ちめいしょう） — fatal wound