傷
傷 — Wound
wound, hurt, injure, impair, pain, injury
On’yomiショウ (shou)
Kun’yomiきず (kizu)
Kun’yomiいたむ (itamu)
Kun’yomiいためる (itameru)
Stroke order (13 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 傷
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 傷 | きず kizu | wound; injury; cut |
| 重傷 | じゅうしょう juushou | serious wound; serious injury |
| 軽傷 | けいしょう keishou | minor injury |
| 死傷者 | ししょうしゃ shishousha | casualties; the killed and wounded |
| 傷者 | しょうしゃ shousha | wounded person; casualty; injured person |
| 傷害 | しょうがい shougai | injury; inflicting bodily injury |
Study notes
傷 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 6), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #845 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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