古ふる傷きず

noun

old wound; scar

Refers to a physical injury from the past that may have left a scar or still causes trouble.

• 古ふる傷きずが寒さむくなると痛いたむ。

  My old wound aches when it gets cold.

• 彼かれの腕うでには古ふる傷きずの跡あとが残のこっている。

  A scar from an old wound remains on his arm.

noun

painful memory; past misdeed; old skeleton in the closet

Metaphorical use for an unpleasant past experience, a regret, or a past wrongdoing that still affects someone emotionally or socially.

• その話はなしは彼かれにとって古ふる傷きずをえぐるようなものだ。

  That story is like reopening an old wound for him.

• 政せい治じ家かの古ふる傷きずが選せん挙きょで蒸むし返かえされた。

  The politician's past misdeed was brought up again during the election.