軽けい傷しょう

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

minor injury; slight wound

Refers to an injury that is not serious, often used in medical, legal, or accident contexts. Contrasts with 重傷 (じゅうしょう, serious injury).

事じ故こで軽けい傷しょうを負おった。
I sustained minor injuries in the accident.
幸さいわい、全ぜん員いん軽けい傷しょうで済すんだ。
Fortunately, everyone escaped with only minor injuries.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が軽けい傷しょうを負おうfor someone to sustain a minor injury
事じ故こで運うん転てん手しゅが軽けい傷しょうを負おった。
The driver sustained a minor injury in the accident.
〈人ひと〉に軽けい傷しょうを負おわせるto inflict a minor injury on someone
男おとこは被ひ害がい者しゃに軽けい傷しょうを負おわせた。
The man inflicted a minor injury on the victim.
軽けい傷しょうで済すむto get off with just a minor injury
幸さいわい、彼かれは軽けい傷しょうで済すんだ。
Fortunately, he got away with only a minor injury.

Kanji

軽lightly, trifling, unimportant
傷wound, hurt, injure

Opposites

重じゅう傷しょうN1
軽傷 means a minor injury while 重傷 means a serious or severe injury, the two forming a direct contrast in accident and medical reports.
致ち命めい傷しょう
軽傷 means a light, minor injury, the opposite of 致命傷 which is a fatal, life-ending wound.
重じゅう体たいN2
軽傷 means a minor injury, the opposite severity level from 重体's life-threatening condition.

Don't confuse with

軽けい症しょう
軽傷 (けいしょう) refers to a minor physical injury, whereas 軽症 (けいしょう) with different kanji refers to a mild illness or light symptoms of disease.

Word family

重じゅう軽けい傷しょう
serious or slight injury; major and minor injuries
軽けい傷しょう者しゃ
person with minor injuries; slightly injured person

Etymology

Compound of 軽 (けい, light, minor) and 傷 (しょう, wound, injury).