Word details

やけど

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word やけど.

Dictionary

Entry

《やけど》火傷NounIntransitive~する VerbUsually kanaFreq #8559
1

burn; scald

Examples
アイロンで手をやけどしました。
I burned my hand with an iron.
2

getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

火

fire

4 strokesFrequency 574JLPT N4Grade 1

On

カ

Kun

ひ-びほ-
傷

wound, hurt, injure, impair, pain, injury, cut, gash, scar, weak point

13 strokesFrequency 845JLPT N1Grade 6

On

ショウ

Kun

きずいた.むいた.める

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