打撲

だぼく

blow; hit (on the body); beating

What does 打撲 mean?

打撲 is a Japanese noun meaning blow; hit (on the body); beating in English. It is written as 打撲 in kanji, だぼく in hiragana, and daboku in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

けんかの後、彼は体中に打撲を負っていた。

He had bruises all over his body after the fight.