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): [d͡ʑĩnt͡sɨᵝː]

    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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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