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ç–”
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Meanings

crack
flaw
scratch
speck

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ă‚·
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
きず

Common Words

きず
キă‚ș
ç–”
瑕
扔
Noun
Freq #1398
1

wound; injury; cut; gash; bruise; scratch; scrape; scar

Examples
æ”·æ°ŽăŒć‚·ă«ă—ăżăŠç—›ă„ă‚ˆă€‚
The seawater stings my cut.
2

chip; crack; scratch; nick

Examples
ćœŒăźéĄăźć‚·ăŻç›źç«‹ă€ă€‚
The scar on his forehead is conspicuous.
3

flaw; defect; weakness; weak point

Examples
ă“ă“ă«ć‚·ăŒă‚ă‚‹ăźă§ćź‰ăă—ăŠăă ă•ă„ă€‚
There's a scratch here. Could you give me a discount?
4

stain (on one's reputation); disgrace; dishonor; dishonour

Examples
クăƒȘă‚čはべどもむăȘă—ăæ€ă„ă€ç«‹ăĄç›Žă‚ŒăȘă„ă»ă©ă«ă€ćżƒă«ć€§ăăȘć‚·ă‚’ć—ă‘ăŸă—ăŸă€‚
Chris' heart felt so empty and damaged that it couldn't be repaired.
5

(emotional) hurt; hurt feelings

ć‚·ä»˜ă‘ă‚‹
ç–”ä»˜ă‘ă‚‹
疔぀ける
ăăšă€ă‘ă‚‹
Transitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #1803
1

to wound; to injure

Examples
他äșșă‚’ć‚·ă€ă‘ă‚‹ă“ăšăŻă‚ˆăăȘい。
It is bad to hurt others.
2

to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.)

Examples
ćœŒăźæ„Ÿæƒ…ă‚’ć‚·ă€ă‘ă‚‹ăźă‚’æă‚ŒăŠă€æœŹćœ“ăźäș‹ă‚’èš€ă‚ăȘかった。
Afraid of hurting his feelings, I didn't tell him the truth.
3

to damage; to chip; to scratch

ć‚·ä»˜ă
ăăšă€ă
ç–”ä»˜ă
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #2087
1

to be wounded; to get injured

Examples
ć‚·ă€ă„ăŸéł„ăŒćœ°éąă«èœăĄăŸă€‚
The injured bird fell to the ground.
2

to get hurt feelings

Examples
ăăźć™‚ă§ćœŒăźććŁ°ăŒć‚·ă€ă„ăŸă€‚
The gossip hurt his reputation.
3

to get damaged; to get chipped; to get scratched

きずぐち
ç–”ćŁ
Noun
Freq #5134
1

(opening of a) wound; cut

Examples
æŻăŻć‚·ćŁă«ă°ă‚“ăă†ă“ă†ă‚’ă€ă‘ăŠăă‚ŒăŸă€‚
Mom applied the plaster to the cut.
むきず
焥疔
ăȘ Adj.
Noun
ïœžăź Adj.
Freq #8370
1

unhurt; uninjured; unwounded; unscathed; unharmed

2

flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; undamaged; perfect (condition)

3

spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance); perfect (record); without failure; without defeat

ć‚·ç—•
きずあべ
しょうこん (ć‚·ç—•)
疔痕
Noun
Freq #12433
1

scar

Examples
ćœŒăźă»ăŠăźć‚·ă‚ăšăŻä»Šă§ăŻă»ăšă‚“ă©ă‚ă‹ă‚‰ăȘい。
The scar on his cheek hardly shows now.
ćˆ‡ć‚·
きりきず
ćˆ‡ă‚Šç–”
Noun
Freq #18907
1

cut; gash; incision

Examples
ăƒžăƒŠă‚łăŻæŒ‡ă«ćˆ‡ă‚Šć‚·ă‚’äœœăŁăŸă€‚
Mayuko got a cut on her finger.
すり悷
æ“Šć‚·
æ“Šă‚Šç–”
擊疔
すりきず
さっしょう (æ“Šć‚·)
ïœžă™ă‚‹ Verb
Noun
Freq #21460
1

scratch; graze; abrasion

Examples
ćœŒăźć‘šă‚Šăźă‚‚ăźăŻć…šăŠçȉ々にćčăéŁ›ă°ă•ă‚ŒăŸăŒă€ćœŒăŻă™ă‚Šć‚·ïŒ‘ă€èČ ă‚ăšă«é€ƒă’ăŸă€‚
Everything around him was blown to pieces, yet he escaped without a scratch.
ă”ă‚‹ăăš
ć€ç–”
ć€ć‰”
Noun
Freq #23574
1

old wound; scar

2

unpleasant past experience; painful memory; past misdeed

æ‰‹ć‰”
手疔
どきず
Noun
Freq #29939
1

wound (suffered in a fight)

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