also: とうしょう
sword wound; sword cut
Refers to a wound or cut inflicted by a sword. The reading かたなきず is standard; とうしょう is rare.
The samurai fell, having suffered a sword wound.
A scar from a sword cut remains on his arm.
Standard kanji spelling for 'sword wound'.
On'yomi reading, rarely used.
Rare variant using 疵 (wound, flaw).
Compound of 刀 (katana, 'sword') and 傷 (kizu, 'wound'). The on'yomi reading とうしょう is a Sino-Japanese compound, but the kun'yomi かたなきず is the common reading.