Kanji

What does the kanji 傷 mean?

傷 means wound, injury; hurting, harming. On'yomi ショウ. Kun'yomi きず、いた.む、いた.める.

Quick facts
On'yomiショウ
Kun'yomiきず、いた.む、いた.める
Strokes13
Main radical人
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi ショウKun'yomi きず、いた.む、いた.める
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework13 strokes

wound, injury; hurting, harming

Memory hook

A person (亻) struck by something sharp (勿) under the sun (日) — WOUND, INJURE.

Stroke order · 13 strokes

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Common words

  • 傷きずwound, injury; damage
  • 中傷ちゅうしょうslander, defamation
  • 傷めるいためるto damage, to hurt
  • 傷付くきずつくto get injured; to get hurt, damaged
  • 傷付けるきずつけるto injure someone; to hurt (someone's feelings), to damage

More words with this kanji

  • 火傷やけどa burn, to get burned
  • 負傷ふしょうinjury

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.