1.
wound, injury
Physical damage to the body.
2.
scratch, damage
A mark or blemish on a surface.
傷 refers to wounds, scratches, or flaws - physical damage or imperfections.
MEANINGS:
1. Physical injury: 傷を負う (to get injured)
2. Surface damage: 車に傷がつく (car gets scratched)
3. Abstract flaw: 評判に傷がつく (reputation is damaged)
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 傷がつく: to get scratched/damaged
- 傷を負う: to sustain an injury
- 傷が治る: wound heals
- 傷を手当てする: to treat a wound
TYPES OF WOUNDS:
- 切り傷: cut
- 擦り傷: scrape, abrasion
- 火傷: burn
- 打撲傷: bruise
COMPOUNDS:
- 傷跡: scar
- 傷口: wound opening
- 無傷: uninjured, unscathed
- 古傷: old wound
IDIOM:
玉に傷: a fly in the ointment (lit: a flaw in a jewel)