陣痛

See also: 阵痛

Chinese

disposition of troops; short period; wave
disposition of troops; short period; wave; spate; burst; spell
 
ache; pain; sorrow
trad. (陣痛)
simp. (阵痛)

Pronunciation


Noun

陣痛

  1. (medicine) intermittent pains, especially labour pains; episodic pains
  2. (figurative) growing pains; temporary difficulties

Japanese

Kanji in this term
じん
Grade: S
つう
Grade: 6
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) んつう [jìńtsúú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑĩnt͡sɨː]

Noun

(じん)(つう) • (jintsū

  1. labor pains, pains caused by contraction

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN