# 傷 — wound; injure

傷 means “wound; injure”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. On'yomi: ショウ (shou). Kun'yomi: きず (kizu), いた(む) (itamu). You'll see it in words such as 傷 (kizu, “wound; injury”).

- Meaning: wound; injure
- On'yomi: ショウ (shou)
- Kun'yomi: きず (kizu), いた(む) (itamu)
- Strokes: 13
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Body & health 1

## How to remember 傷

Parts: 亻 person · 𠂉 hat · 昜 sun rays

## Words with 傷

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 傷 | きず (kizu) | wound; injury |
| 傷める | いためる (itameru) | to hurt; to injure |
| 傷む | いたむ (itamu) | to hurt; to ache |

## Don't confuse it with

[瘍](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ulcer/) · [復](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/restore/) · [腹](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/belly/) · [乾](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/dry/)

## More in the “Body & health 1” set

[姿](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/figure/) · [筋](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/muscle/) · [聴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/listen/) · [患](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/patient/) · [傷](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/wound/) · [診](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/examine-a-patient/) · [症](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/symptom/) · [肝](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/liver/) · [剤](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/dose/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/wound/. Last updated 2026-11-01.