Japanese

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Kanji in this term
そう
Grade: 6

Hyōgai
kan'on
Alternative spelling
瘡痍

Etymology

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/sau ji//sɔːi//soːi/

From Middle Chinese 瘡痍 (t͡ʃʰɨɐŋ jiɪ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(そう)() (sōiさうい (saui)?

  1. (literary) a wound, scar
    Synonym: 創傷 (sōshō)

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN