絆創膏ばんそうこう

also: ばんそーこ

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Meanings

noun

adhesive bandage; band-aid; sticking plaster

Common everyday term for a small adhesive bandage used to cover minor cuts and wounds.

指ゆびを切きったので、絆創膏ばんそうこうを貼はった。
I cut my finger, so I put on a band-aid.
絆創膏ばんそうこうを買かいに薬やっ局きょくへ行いった。
I went to the pharmacy to buy adhesive bandages.

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Kanji

絆bonds, fetters
創genesis, wound, injury
膏fat, grease, lard

Don't confuse with

包ほう帯たいN3
包帯 is a long rolled bandage wrapped around a wound, while 絆創膏 is a small adhesive strip like a Band-Aid.
絆きずな
絆創膏 (a band-aid) shares the kanji 絆 with 絆 (きずな) but is read differently and has nothing to do with emotional bonds.
テーピング
絆創膏 is a small adhesive bandage used to cover cuts, whereas テーピング refers to longer strips of tape applied for athletic support.

Written forms

絆創膏ばんそうこう
Standard kanji spelling for adhesive bandage.
バンソウコウ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling, common in product names and casual writing.
バンソーコー
- ばんそうこう
  Casual katakana spelling with long vowels, reflecting colloquial pronunciation.
- バンソーコー
  irregular kana usagekana-only spelling

Etymology

Compound of 絆 (ban, 'bond' or 'tie') and 創膏 (sōkō, 'wound plaster'). The reading ばんそうこう is a Sino-Japanese on'yomi reading. The katakana forms reflect common usage in packaging and casual writing.