also: とうしょう
noun
sword wound; sword cut
Refers to a wound or cut inflicted by a sword. The reading かたなきず is standard; とうしょう is rare.
侍は刀傷を負って倒れた。
The samurai fell, having suffered a sword wound.
刀傷の跡が腕に残っている。
A scar from a sword cut remains on his arm.
Rare variant using 疵 (wound, flaw).
Compound of 刀 (katana, 'sword') and 傷 (kizu, 'wound'). The on'yomi reading とうしょう is a Sino-Japanese compound, but the kun'yomi かたなきず is the common reading.