傷跡(きずあと)

きずあと
noun
scar; mark left by a wound
body-part
1. scar; mark left by a wound or injury
A physical mark remaining on the skin or a surface after a wound has healed. Also used figuratively for lasting emotional damage or evidence of past destruction.
腕(うで)に傷跡(きずあと)が残(のこ)っている。
There is a scar on my arm.
手術(しゅじゅつ)の傷跡(きずあと)はだんだん目立(めだ)たなくなった。
The surgical scar gradually became less noticeable.
戦争(せんそう)の傷跡(きずあと)は今(いま)も街(まち)のあちこちに残(のこ)っている。
The scars of war still remain throughout the city.

傷跡(きずあと) is a compound of 傷(きず) (wound) and 跡(あと) (trace, mark). It refers to the mark left after healing, not the wound itself.

Common collocations

Usage

The figurative usage is very common. 戦争(せんそう)の傷跡(きずあと) (scars of war), 災害(さいがい)の傷跡(きずあと) (scars of a disaster), and 心(こころ)の傷跡(きずあと) (emotional scars) are all frequently seen in news and literature.

Related Words

Related: かさぶた (scab)
Compare: 爪痕(つめあと) (scratch mark)
Compare: ニキビ跡(あと) (acne scar)
Compare: 瘢痕(はんこん) (scar)
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Added 2026.3.4 14:30 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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