重傷

じゅうしょう

serious wound; serious injury

What does 重傷 mean?

重傷 is a Japanese noun meaning serious wound; serious injury in English. It is written as 重傷 in kanji, じゅうしょう in hiragana, and juushou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

ある実験で怪我をして、かなりの重傷だった。

I got hurt during an experiment, and the injury was pretty serious.