疼
ache, pain, tingle, fester
Readings
On'yomi
- トウ
Kun'yomi
- うず.く
- いた.む
Meaning
疼 centers on a persistent, often dull or throbbing bodily discomfort: an ache, a pain, or a tingling sensation. The fester sense extends this to a wound that is painfully inflamed.
Most common words using 疼
- 疼痛とうつう
throbbing pain
- 疼くうずく
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to twinge
- 疼きうずき
ache; twinge
- 国際疼痛学会こくさいとうつうがっかい
International Association for the Study of Pain; IASP
- 性交疼痛せいこうとうつう
dyspareunia; painful intercourse
- 慢性疼痛まんせいとうつう
chronic pain
- 疼痛学会とうつうがっかい
American Pain Society; APS
- 複合性局所疼痛症候群ふくごうせいきょくしょとうつうしょうこうぐん
complex regional pain syndrome; CRPS
Study
Etymology
疼 combines 疒 (sickness) with 冬, which likely contributes the sound トウ. The character expresses a painful condition associated with illness.
Meaning mnemonic
The sickness enclosure 疒 wraps around 冬 (winter). Picture a deep winter ache that settles into your bones, a dull pain that lingers like the cold.
Reading mnemonic
For トウ, imagine touching a sore spot and feeling a sharp toe-curling ache: toe -> トウ, and the pain makes you wince.