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致傷 (ちしょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
inflicting injury ; causing bodily harm
Primarily a legal term referring to the criminal act of causing injury to another person. Used in formal or legal contexts, often in compound phrases like 致傷罪 (crime of inflicting injury).
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The crime of inflicting injury is stipulated in the Penal Code.
Similar words 傷しょう 害がい 傷害 is a broader term for injury or harm, both physical and psychological, and is more common in everyday and legal contexts. 致傷 specifically emphasizes the act of causing injury, often with criminal intent.
負ふ 傷しょう 負傷 means being injured or sustaining an injury, focusing on the victim's state rather than the perpetrator's act.
Etymology Compound of 致 (to cause, to bring about) and 傷 (injury, wound). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is used in modern legal terminology.
