Illustration: On a bench beside a neighborhood skate area, a teenager rolls up one trouser leg to inspect a broad, irregular bruise on their shin. The skin is intact, with no cut or bleeding. They wince as one fingertip approaches its tender edge, while a friend offers a wrapped cold pack.

あざ

aza

bruise

Also means birthmark. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

足あしのあざどうしたの？
How did you get those bruises on your legs?
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両足りょうあしに痣あざができてしまいました。
I got bruises on both legs.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
ラグビーの試合後しあいご、私わたしの体からだは全身ぜんしんあざだらけだった。
My whole body was one big bruise after the rugby game.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

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