This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ショウ、きず、いた.む、いた.める
Romaji: shō, kizu, ita.mu, ita.meru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

wound, hurt, injure, impair, pain, injury, cut, gash, scar, weak point

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  13
Radical Number:  9
Frequency:  845
Grade:  6
Skip Pattern:  1-2-11
Korean Reading:  sang
Chinese Reading:  shang1
Unicode:  50b7
JIS:  3D7D

Indexes

Halpern Index: 158
Nelson Index: 535
New Nelson Index: 301
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2a11.10
Four Corner Index: 2822.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 901
Gakken Index: 723
Daikanwanjiten Index: 1029
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 1.0909
Remembering the kanji Index: 996
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1067
Kodansha Compact Index: 130
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 912
Kanji in Context Index: 835
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 118
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 137
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1005
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1071
Essential Kanji Index: 1008
Kodansha Kanji Index: 179
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2151
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 960

Words

(きず、キズ)
wound; injury; cut; gash; bruise; scratch; scrape; scar; chip; crack; scratch; nick; flaw; defect; weakness; weak point; stain (on one's reputation); disgrace; dishonor; dishonour; (emotional) hurt; hurt feelings
損傷 (そんしょう)
damage; injury
傷付ける (きずつける)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip; to scratch
傷つく (きずつく)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to chip; to scratch; to damage
外傷 (がいしょう)
external wound; (physical) trauma
負傷 (ふしょう)
injury; wound
重傷 (じゅうしょう、おもで)
serious wound; serious injury
死傷 (ししょう)
casualties; injuries and deaths
傷害 (しょうがい)
wound; injury; accident; casualty; assault; inflicting bodily injury
殺傷 (さっしょう)
killing and wounding; casualties; bloodshed
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