傷

きず · kizu · JLPT N3 · noun

injury

🩹 kizu sounds like keys, ooh! — the cry when a key cuts your hand

傷 starts with the person radical 亻, so it is a hurt that happens to a person. Kizu means a wound or a scratch, and it also covers dents on objects and hurt feelings. Hook: keys, ooh, a little cut that leaves a kizu.

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