noun
wound from a fight; injury sustained in combat
Specifically refers to a wound received during a physical confrontation or battle, not an accidental injury.
彼は戦いで負った手傷がもとで亡くなった。
He died from a wound he received in battle.
その剣士は手傷を負いながらも戦い続けた。
The swordsman kept fighting despite his wounds.
Compound of 手 (hand, but here likely meaning 'by hand' or 'in action') and 傷 (wound). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used to mean a wound from combat.