Refers to the dry, rough crust that forms over a healing wound.
転んでひざにかさぶたができた。
I fell and got a scab on my knee.
かさぶたをはがすと血が出るよ。
If you pick the scab, it will bleed.
Usually written in kana; the kanji forms 瘡蓋 and 痂 are rare.
Rare kanji spelling; not commonly used.
Rarely used kanji form.
A compound of 瘡, “sore,” and 蓋, “cover,” with voicing of ふた to ぶた: literally, a covering over a sore.