水ぶくれ(みずぶくれ)

みずぶくれ
noun
blister; water blister
1. blister; water blister
A small pocket of fluid that forms under the skin, typically caused by burns, friction, or sunburn. A very common everyday health term in Japanese.
足(あし)に水(みず)ぶくれができた。
I got a blister on my foot.
やけどで水(みず)ぶくれが出来(でき)てしまった。
I ended up getting a blister from a burn.
水(みず)ぶくれを潰(つぶ)すと感染(かんせん)する恐(おそ)れがあるので、自分(じぶん)で触(さわ)らないほうがいい。
Popping a blister can lead to infection, so it's better not to touch it yourself.

A compound of 水(みず) (water) and ぶくれ (swelling, from 膨(ふく)れる). Refers to a fluid-filled blister on the skin caused by burns, friction, or skin conditions. Very common in everyday health vocabulary.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 水(みず)ぶくれができる: to get a blister
  • 水(みず)ぶくれを潰(つぶ)す: to pop a blister
  • 水(みず)ぶくれが破(やぶ)れる: a blister bursts

CAUSES:

  • やけど (burn)
  • 靴(くつ)ずれ (shoe friction)
  • 日焼(ひや)け (sunburn)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • マメ — callus or blister (from friction, often on hands)
  • 火(ひ)ぶくれ — burn blister (specifically from heat)
  • 腫(は)れ — swelling (more general)
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