痛む

いたむ

Also written 傷む

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Intransitive to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain (esp. 痛む)
2. to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged (esp. 傷む)

Kanji

• 痛 pain. Read as いたむ.

Example sentences

• 痛みなくして得るものなし。
  No pain, no gain.
• 胸がひどく痛みます。
  I have a sharp pain in my chest.
• 気温が下がると関節が痛むんだ。
  My joints ache when it gets cold.
• 噛むとこの歯が痛みます。
  When I bite down, this tooth hurts.
• 右上の親知らずが痛みます。
  My upper right wisdom tooth hurts.

Common phrases

• 心が痛む
• 胸が痛む (むねがいたむ) to experience chest pain
• 傷が痛む
• 葉が傷む

Related forms

• 痛める (いためる) to hurt (transitive partner)

Words containing 痛む

• 痛み止め (いたみどめ) painkiller
• 痛み分け (いたみわけ) match declared drawn due to injury

Word lists

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