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毀傷 (きしょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

毀き傷しょう

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しょ

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Meanings

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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

injury; damage; harm

Formal term for physical injury or damage, often used in legal, medical, or official contexts. Can refer to bodily harm or damage to objects.

暴ぼう行こうにより被ひ害がい者しゃは顔がん面めんに毀き傷しょうを負おった。
The victim suffered facial injuries from the assault.

器き物ぶつを毀き傷しょうする行こう為いは法ほう律りつで罰ばっせられる。

Damaging property is punishable by law.

Kanji

毀break, destroy, censure
傷wound, hurt, injure

Similar words

傷しょう害がい
傷害 is more common for bodily injury in legal and everyday contexts, while 毀傷 is more formal and can also refer to damage to objects.
損そん傷しょう
損傷 is a general term for damage or impairment, often used for objects or body parts, but less formal than 毀傷.

Etymology

Compound of 毀 (ki, 'break, destroy') and 傷 (shō, 'wound, injury'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of inflicting damage or injury.