Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 陣痛(じんつう) in Japanese

陣痛
Kana Reading
じんつう
Romaji
jintsū
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    labour (birth) pains; labor pains
    Example sentence
    陣痛45続きます My contractions last about forty-five seconds.

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Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

12 strokes

pain, hurt, damage, bruise

On'Yomi: ツウ

Kun'Yomi: いた.い, いた.む, いた.ましい, いた.める

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JLPT 1

10 strokes

camp, battle array, ranks, position

On'Yomi: ジン

Kun'Yomi:

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