陣痛
See also: 阵痛
Chinese
disposition of troops; short period; wave; spate; burst; spell | ache; pain; sorrow | ||
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trad. (陣痛) | 陣 | 痛 | |
simp. (阵痛) | 阵 | 痛 |
Pronunciation
Noun
陣痛
- (medicine) intermittent pains, especially labour pains; episodic pains
- (figuratively) growing pains; temporary difficulties
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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陣 | 痛 |
じん Grade: S | つう Grade: 6 |
on’yomi |
Pronunciation
- On’yomi
- (Tokyo) じんつう [jìńtsúú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA(key): [d͡ʑĩnt͡sɨᵝː]
Noun
陣痛 (hiragana じんつう, rōmaji jintsū)
- labor pains, pains caused by contraction
References
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN