できもの

also: できもん

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JLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

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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.

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%

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.

できもの

Kanji spelling; less common than kana.

できもん

Colloquial or dialectal variant of できもの.