傷口(きずぐち)

傷口(きずぐち) combines 傷(きず) (wound) + 口(ぐち) (opening), specifically referring to the opening or surface of a wound.

Common expressions

• 傷口(きずぐち)を塞(ふさ)ぐ: to close a wound
• 傷口(きずぐち)を消毒(しょうどく)する: to disinfect a wound
• 傷口(きずぐち)が治(なお)る: the wound heals
• 傷口(きずぐち)が開(ひら)く: the wound opens/reopens
• 傷口(きずぐち)に触(さわ)る: to touch a wound

Usage

傷口(きずぐち)に塩(しお)を塗(ぬ)る means "to rub salt in a wound" — to make a painful situation worse.

Related words

• 傷(きず): wound, injury (broader term)
• 切(き)り傷(きず): a cut
• 擦(す)り傷(きず): a scrape, abrasion
• 火傷(やけど): a burn