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赤あざ (あかあざ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

赤あかあざ

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Meanings

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noun

red birthmark; hemangioma

Medical and everyday term for a reddish birthmark, especially a hemangioma (血管腫).

See also: 血管腫

赤あかちゃんの腕うでに小ちいさな赤あかあざがある。
The baby has a small red birthmark on its arm.
赤あかあざは血けっ管かん腫しゅの一いっ種しゅです。
A red birthmark is a type of hemangioma.

Written forms

赤あかあざUsage44%
Common mixed kanji-kana spelling.
赤あか痣あざUsage56%
Full kanji spelling; 痣 is a non-jōyō kanji, so the mixed form is more common.

Kanji

赤red
痣

birthmark, mole

Similar words

血けっ管かん腫しゅ
血管腫 is the formal medical term for hemangioma, while 赤あざ is the common, descriptive word.
あざ
あざ is the general term for any bruise or birthmark; 赤あざ specifies a red-colored one.

Etymology

Compound of 赤 (red) and あざ (birthmark/bruise). The kanji 痣 is used for あざ, but the mixed kana spelling is more common.