Translation guide
A hickey is a bruise-like mark on the skin caused by sucking or biting, often on the neck. In Japanese, it is commonly referred to as キスマーク (kiss mark) or 吸引痕 (suction mark).
A mark left on the skin from passionate kissing or sucking, typically on the neck.
The most common and casual term for a hickey. Literally 'kiss mark'. Used in everyday conversation.
首にキスマークがついてるよ。
You have a hickey on your neck.
彼氏にキスマークをつけられた。
My boyfriend gave me a hickey.
A more clinical or formal term, literally 'suction mark'. Used in medical or forensic contexts.
法医学的には吸引痕と呼ばれます。
In forensic medicine, it's called a suction mark.
The verb phrase 'to give a hickey'. Literally 'to attach a kiss mark'.
彼女は彼の首にキスマークをつけた。
She gave him a hickey on his neck.