擦り傷

すりきず

Also written すり傷

Meanings

1. Noun scratch; graze; scrape; abrasion

Kanji

• 擦 chafe. Read as する.
• 傷 wound. Read as きず.

Example sentences

• 彼の周りのものは全て粉々に吹き飛ばされたが、彼はすり傷１つ負わずに逃げた。
  Everything around him was blown to pieces, yet he escaped without a scratch.
• 膝の擦り傷が化膿してきた。
  The knee wound is now festering.
• 大した怪我じゃないよ。ただの擦り傷だよ。
  It's not a deep wound. It's just a scratch.

Common phrases

• 擦り傷を負う

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