How to say 'Injury' in Japanese | 負傷

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The Japanese word for Injury is 'Fushou', written as 負傷 in Japanese.'Injury' in hiragana is ふしょう.

word

負傷

Meaning

Injury

Reading

ふしょう

fushou

Kanji

負Defeat 傷Wound, Injury

Explanation

The Japanese verbal noun '負傷 (ふしょう)' refers to an injury, typically physical, that someone sustains. It is often used in formal or medical contexts to describe wounds or harm to the body. For example: he suffered a serious injury「彼は重い負傷を負った」(かれはおもいふしょうをおった). The accident caused many injuries「その事故で多くの負傷者が出た」(そのじこでおおくのふしょうしゃがでた). Note that '負傷' is more formal than casual terms like 'けが (kega)' and is commonly used in news reports or official statements.

Part Of Speech

verbal noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

6594

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 負傷

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

負

Meaning

Defeat

kanji

傷

Meaning

Wound, Injury

Words Related to 負傷 Through the Kanji 負

These 8 Words contain the Kanji 負 as well.

word

負ける

Meaning

Lose

word

負う

Meaning

Bear

word

勝負

Meaning

Match, Contest

word

背負う

Meaning

Carry

word

御負け

Meaning

Bonus

word

負け

Meaning

Loss

word

負担

Meaning

Burden

word

負債

Meaning

Debt

Words Related to 負傷 Through the Kanji 傷

These 3 Words contain the Kanji 傷 as well.

word

傷

Meaning

Wound

word

傷付ける

Meaning

Damage, Hurt

word

傷付く

Meaning

Hurt

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