wound from a fight; injury sustained in combat
Specifically refers to a wound received during a physical confrontation or battle, not an accidental injury.
He died from a wound he received in battle.
The swordsman kept fighting despite his wounds.
傷 is a general term for any wound or injury, while 手傷 specifically implies a wound from a fight.
怪我 is a common word for injury, often accidental; 手傷 is more literary and combat-related.
Standard kanji spelling for a wound suffered in a fight.
Variant kanji form; less common than 手傷.
Variant kanji form using 疵 (wound); rare.
Compound of 手 (hand, but here likely meaning 'by hand' or 'in action') and 傷 (wound). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used to mean a wound from combat.