How do you say "scar" in Japanese?

傷跡

kizuato

Noun Kanji

In Japanese, "scar" is 傷跡 (kizuato).

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Pronunciation

Kee-zah-toh, three syllables, built from kizu, wound, plus ato, mark or trace.

Writing and usage

傷跡 is written using kanji. It's a noun, and this word is also taught inside the Noun Town language learning game, where it appears in interactive lessons alongside hundreds of other everyday words.

Example sentence

傷が治った後も小さな傷跡が残っていた。

kizu ga naotsu ta nochi mo chiisa na kizuato ga nokotsu teita.

A small scar remained after the cut healed.

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How to remember 傷跡

Kizuato is wound-plus-trace, a scar being literally the trace left behind by a wound.

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Questions about 傷跡

How do you pronounce 傷跡?

Kee-zah-toh, three syllables, built from kizu, wound, plus ato, mark or trace.

Is 傷跡 formal or casual?

傷跡 is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.

How is 傷跡 written in Japanese?

傷跡 is written using kanji. Romanised, it reads as kizuato.

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