傷きず跡あと

also: しょうこん

き

ず

あ

と

Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun

Refers to a mark left on the skin after a wound heals, or metaphorically to emotional or psychological scars.

のこ

し

た

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The accident left a deep emotional scar.

傷きず跡あとUsage51%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
傷痕Usage36%
- きずあと
  Alternate kanji spelling; also read しょうこん in some contexts.
- しょうこん
  Literary or formal reading of 傷痕; rarely used in everyday speech.
傷きずあとUsage9%
search-only kanji form
Search-only mixed kanji-kana form; not a standard spelling.
疵きず痕あとUsage3%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 疵 is an uncommon character for 'wound'.
きずあとUsage1%
疵きず跡あとUsage1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not recommended for active use.
しょうこん

傷きず
傷 is a general term for a wound or injury, while 傷跡 specifically refers to the scar left after healing.
跡あと
跡 means a trace or mark in general; 傷跡 is the specific trace left by a wound.

Compound of 傷 (kizu, 'wound') and 跡 (ato, 'trace, mark'). The reading しょうこん is the on'yomi of 傷痕, used in more formal or literary contexts.

crack, flaw, scratch