Japanese symbol for “laceration”
裂傷
れっしょう
Romaji: resshou
laceration
In Japanese, laceration is 裂傷, read れっしょう (resshou).
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Meanings
- n laceration
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “laceration”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 裂創 | れっそう ressou | laceration |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 分裂 | ぶんれつ bunretsu | split; division; break up |
| 破裂 | はれつ haretsu | bursting; rupture; explosion |
| 亀裂 | きれつ kiretsu | crack; crevice; fissure |
| 決裂 | けつれつ ketsuretsu | breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off; rupture |
| 裂け目 | さけめ sakeme | tear; rip; rent |
| 核分裂 | かくぶんれつ kakubunretsu | nuclear fission |
| 負傷 | ふしょう fushou | injury; wound |
| 傷つける | きずつける kizutsukeru | to wound; to injure |
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.