傷口(きずぐち)

きずぐち
noun
wound, cut, opening of a wound
1. wound, cut, opening of a wound
The opening or site of a wound on the body where tissue has been damaged.
傷口(きずぐち)を塞(ふさ)ぐ。
To close the wound.
傷口(きずぐち)を消毒(しょうどく)する。
To disinfect the wound.
傷口(きずぐち)が治(なお)る。
The wound heals.

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

FIGURATIVE 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
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Added 2026.2.2 19:21 · Revised 2026.3.27 9:47
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