打 撲 傷(だぼくしょう)

だぼくしょう

noun

bruise, contusion

formalmedicalhealth

1. bruise; contusion

An injury caused by a blunt impact that damages tissue under the skin without breaking it, resulting in swelling and discoloration. A somewhat formal, medical term; the everyday word is 青(あお)痣(あざ).

足(あし)に打撲傷(だぼくしょう)を負(お)った。

I suffered a bruise on my leg.

転(ころ)んで膝(ひざ)に打撲傷(だぼくしょう)ができた。

I fell and got a bruise on my knee.

医者(いしゃ)は単(たん)なる打撲傷(だぼくしょう)で、骨(ほね)に異常(いじょう)はないと言(い)った。

The doctor said it was just a bruise and there was nothing wrong with the bone.

打撲傷(だぼくしょう) is the medical/formal term for a bruise, from 打撲(だぼく) (blunt-force impact) + 傷(しょう) (injury).

Common collocations

打撲傷(だぼくしょう)を負(お)う: to suffer a bruise
打撲傷(だぼくしょう)ができる: a bruise forms
軽(けい)い打撲傷(だぼくしょう): a minor bruise

Similar words

青(あお)痣(あざ): bruise — the everyday word for the visible discoloration itself, used in casual speech rather than medical contexts
打撲(だぼく): bruising, blunt trauma (the injury/impact in general, as a diagnosis, e.g. 打撲(だぼく)で通院(つういん)する)

Related Words

Related: 切(き)り傷(きず) (cut)

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Added 2026.9.17 15:46 · Revised 2026.10.11 21:20

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