火傷

やけど

burn, scald

Also:getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)

What does 火傷 mean?

火傷 is a Japanese noun meaning burn, scald in English. It can also be translated as getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people) depending on context. It is written as 火傷 in kanji, やけど in hiragana, and yakedo in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

アイロンで手をやけどしました。

I burned my hand with an iron.