Japanese Kanji

shou

wound · hurt · injure

Grade 6 · JLPT N1 · 13 strokes

Readings

  • ONショウshou
  • KUNきずkizu
  • KUNいた.むita
  • KUNいた.めるita

Meaning

Wound, hurt, injure, impair, pain, injury, cut, gash, scar, weak point.

Stroke order for 傷

傷 is part of the elementary school jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6. In the JLPT proficiency test it appears at N1 (advanced) level. With 13 strokes, this character appears in numerous compound words throughout written Japanese.

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