片へん頭ず痛つう

also: へんとうつう · かたずつう

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Meanings

noun

migraine

A neurological condition characterized by recurrent, often one-sided, throbbing headaches, sometimes accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and sensitivity to light and sound.

彼かの女じょは偏へん頭ず痛つうに悩なやまされている。
She suffers from migraines.
片へん頭ず痛つうが起おきると、光ひかりがまぶしく感かんじる。
When a migraine strikes, light feels dazzling.

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Kanji

偏partial, side, left-side radical
頭head, counter for large animals
痛pain, hurt, damage
片one-sided, leaf, sheet

Don't confuse with

頭ず痛つうN3
頭痛 is a general term for any headache, while 偏頭痛 refers specifically to a migraine, a more severe throbbing type of headache.

Built from

偏へん+頭ず痛つう

Written forms

片頭痛
- へんずつう
  Standard medical and everyday spelling. The reading へんずつう is the most common.
- へんとうつう
  Rare reading. へんずつう is overwhelmingly preferred.
- かたずつう
  Rare reading using the kun-reading かた for 片. Not commonly used.
偏頭痛
- へんずつう
  Alternate kanji form using 偏 (biased, one-sided). Seen in some medical contexts but less common than 片頭痛.
- へんとうつう
かたずつう
へんとうつう

Etymology

Compound of 片 (へん, one side) or 偏 (へん, biased) + 頭痛 (ずつう, headache). The spelling 片頭痛 is now standard.