Japanese symbol for “injury”
負傷
ふしょう
Romaji: fushou
injury; wound
In Japanese, injury is 負傷, read ふしょう (fushou).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vi, vs injury; wound
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “injury”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 被害 | ひがい higai | (suffering) damage; injury; harm |
| 害 | がい gai | injury; harm; evil influence |
| 傷害 | しょうがい shougai | injury; inflicting bodily injury |
| 傷 | きず kizu | wound; injury; cut |
| 損害 | そんがい songai | damage; injury; loss |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 負け | まけ make | defeat; loss; losing (a game) |
| 負担 | ふたん futan | burden; load; responsibility |
| 勝負 | しょうぶ shoubu | victory or defeat |
| 負債 | ふさい fusai | debt; liabilities |
| 負う | おう ou | to carry on one's back; to bear; to shoulder |
| 傷つける | きずつける kizutsukeru | to wound; to injure |
| 重傷 | じゅうしょう juushou | serious wound; serious injury |
| 傷害 | しょうがい shougai | injury; inflicting bodily injury |
See also: Chinese symbol for “injury”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.