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、きず
Romaji: shi, kizu
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

crack, flaw, scratch, speck

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  104
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  3-5-6
Korean Reading:  ja
Chinese Reading:  ci2
Unicode:  75b5
JIS:  6153

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3282
Nelson Index: 3047
New Nelson Index: 3805
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 5i6.3
Four Corner Index: 0011.1
Daikanwanjiten Index: 22089X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 7.1161
Kodansha Kanji Index: 4067

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
脛に疵持つ (すねにきずもつ)
to have a guilty conscience
刀疵 (かたなきず)
sword wound
傷薬 (きずぐすり)
salve; ointment; potion
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
瑕疵 (かし)
flaw; defect; blemish
疵瑕 (しか)
blemish; flaw; defect
切り傷 (きりきず)
cut; gash; incision
傷物 (きずもの)
defective article; damaged goods; deflowered girl; unvirtuous girl
傷跡 (きずあと、しょうこん)
scar; cicatrix
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