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重傷 (juushou) Japanese meaning: serious injury | Kotomora

重じゅう傷しょう

also: おもで

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Common word›JLPTN1›Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

serious injury; serious wound

Refers to a severe physical injury, often used in medical, legal, or news contexts.

事じ故こで重じゅう傷しょうを負おった。

He suffered a serious injury in the accident.

重じゅう傷しょう者しゃはすぐに病びょう院いんに運はこばれた。

The seriously injured were taken to the hospital immediately.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が重じゅう傷しょうを負おうfor someone to suffer a serious injury
事じ故こで運うん転てん手しゅが重じゅう傷しょうを負おった。
The driver suffered a serious injury in the accident.
〈人ひと〉に重じゅう傷しょうを負おわせるto inflict a serious injury on someone
暴ぼう漢かんは被ひ害がい者しゃに重じゅう傷しょうを負おわせて逃とう走そうした。

Kanji

重heavy, important, esteem
傷wound, hurt, injure
手hand

Related words

大おお怪け我が
大怪我 is a more colloquial way to say a serious injury, while 重傷 is the formal term used in news, medical, and legal contexts.
致ち命めい傷しょう
重傷 means a serious or severe injury that may not be fatal, while 致命傷 specifically means a wound that causes death.

Opposites

軽けい傷しょうN1
軽傷 means a minor injury, the direct opposite of 重傷's severe injury.

Don't confuse with

重じゅう症しょうN1
重症 (same pronunciation) refers to a serious illness or medical condition, while 重傷 refers specifically to a serious physical injury from trauma.

Word family

重じゅう傷しょう病びょう
serious injury or illness
重じゅう傷しょう者しゃ
severely wounded person; person with serious injuries

Written forms

重傷Usage99%
- じゅうしょう
  Standard kanji spelling for 'serious injury'.
- おもで
重おも手でUsage1%
Rare kanji form with reading おもで; not commonly used.

Etymology

Compound of 重 (heavy, serious) and 傷 (wound, injury).

The assailant inflicted a serious injury on the victim and fled.

おもで