できもの

also: できもん

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JLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

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noun

skin growth; lump; boil; pimple

usually written using kana alone

Refers to any abnormal skin growth, from pimples to boils, tumors, or rashes. Often used in everyday conversation for minor skin issues.

顔かおにできものができて恥はずかしい。
I'm embarrassed because I got a pimple on my face.

背せ中なかに大おおきなできものがある。

There's a big boil on my back.

Written forms

できものUsage67%
Usually written in kana; the kanji form 出来物 is less common.
デキモノUsage18%
出来物Usage15%
- できもの
  Kanji spelling; less common than kana.
- できもん
できもん
Colloquial or dialectal variant of できもの.

Kanji

出exit, leave, go out
来come, due, next
物thing, object, matter

Similar words

にきび
にきび specifically means acne or pimples, while できもの is a broader term for any skin growth.
腫しゅ瘍よう
腫瘍 is a medical term for tumor, whereas できもの is a colloquial, everyday word.

Etymology

Compound of 出来 (deki, 'result, outcome') + 物 (mono, 'thing'), literally 'something that has come out'. The exact derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used for skin growths since at least the Edo period.