きず

wound, injury, hurt

Also:chip, flaw, stain (on one's reputation)

What does mean?

is a Japanese noun meaning wound, injury, hurt in English. It can also be translated as chip, flaw, stain (on one's reputation) depending on context. It is written as in kanji, きず in hiragana, and kizu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentences

海水がにしみて痛いよ。

The seawater stings my cut.

彼の額のは目立つ。

The scar on his forehead is conspicuous.

ここにがあるので安くしてください。

There's a scratch here. Could you give me a discount?