できもの

also: できもん

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JLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

noun

skin growth; lump; boil; pimple

usually written using kana alone

Refers to any abnormal skin growth, from pimples to boils, tumors, or rashes. Often used in everyday conversation for minor skin issues.

顔かおにできものができて恥はずかしい。
I'm embarrassed because I got a pimple on my face.
背せ中なかに大おおきなできものがある。
There's a big boil on my back.

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Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉にできものができるfor a growth/boil/pimple to form (on a part of the body)
背せ中なかにできものができてしまった。
A boil formed on my back.
できものを潰つぶすto pop/squeeze a pimple or boil
できものを潰つぶすと跡あとが残のこりやすい。
If you pop a pimple, it tends to leave a scar.
できものが治なおるfor a skin growth/boil to heal
薬くすりをつけたらできものがすぐ治なおった。
After I applied the medicine, the boil healed quickly.

Kanji

出exit, leave, go out
来come, due, next
物thing, object, matter

Related words· 6

ニキビN2
にきび refers specifically to acne or pimples, while できもの is a broader term covering any kind of skin growth, from pimples to boils or tumors.
吹ふき出で物もの
吹き出物 is a slightly more formal everyday word for pimples or skin eruptions, whereas できもの can also cover lumps and boils, not just eruptions.
おでき
おでき is a softer, more colloquial term (often used by or with children) for a small boil or bump, while できもの is the neutral everyday word.
腫しゅ瘍よう
腫瘍 is the clinical medical term for a tumor, while できもの is the casual, everyday word used for any visible skin growth.

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ぶつぶつN3
できもの is a general term for any bump or growth on the skin, while ぶつぶつ specifically evokes many small bumps like a rash or pimples.
こぶN1
できもの refers to a general skin growth like a boil or pimple, whereas 瘤 specifically means a hard raised bump.

Don't confuse with

出で来き事ごとN3
出来事 (an event or happening) shares the same 出来 kanji and a similar sound with できもの (a skin growth), but the two are unrelated in meaning.

Built from

できる+物もの

Written forms

できものUsage67%
Usually written in kana; the kanji form 出来物 is less common.
デキモノUsage18%
出来物Usage15%
- できもの
  Kanji spelling; less common than kana.
- できもん
できもん
Colloquial or dialectal variant of できもの.

Etymology

Compound of 出来 (deki, 'result, outcome') + 物 (mono, 'thing'), literally 'something that has come out'. The exact derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used for skin growths since at least the Edo period.