傷口
Meanings
1
wound opening; cut
Refers to the physical opening or break in the skin from an injury; also used metaphorically for emotional wounds or reopened conflicts.
The wound still hurts.
Those words reopened an old wound.
Usage patterns
- 傷口が開くfor a wound to open (up)
I fell and the wound opened up again.
- 傷口を消毒するto disinfect a wound
I disinfected the wound before wrapping it with a bandage.
- 傷口をふさぐto close/cover a wound
I covered the wound with gauze.
- 傷口が化膿するfor a wound to become infected/fester
Treatment was delayed and the wound became infected.