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チクチク痛む (チクチクいたむ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

チクチク痛いたむ

also: ちくちくいたむ

Meanings

1

expression, godan verb (-mu)

prickle; tingle; smart

Describes a sharp, intermittent, needle-like pain, often on the skin or in a localized area.

虫むしに刺さされたところがチクチク痛いたむ。
The spot where I was bitten by a bug prickles.
寒さむさで指ゆび先さき

が

チクチク

痛いた

ん

だ

。

My fingertips tingled from the cold.

Written forms

チクチク痛いたむ
Katakana mimetic adverb + kanji verb; standard written form.
ちくちく痛いたむ
Hiragana variant of the mimetic adverb; less common but still used.
ちくちくいたむ

Kanji

痛pain, hurt, damage

Similar words

チクチク
The mimetic adverb alone; チクチク痛む is the full verb phrase meaning 'to prickle/tingle'.
痛いたむ
General verb for 'to hurt/ache'; チクチク痛む specifies a prickling or tingling type of pain.

Etymology

Compound of the mimetic adverb チクチク (prickling sensation) and the verb 痛む (to hurt).