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精神的苦痛 (せいしんてきくつう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

精せい神しん的てき苦く痛つう

Meanings

1

noun

mental anguish; mental distress

Refers to severe psychological suffering, often used in legal, medical, or formal contexts.

事じ故この後のち、彼かの女じょは精せい神しん的てき苦く痛つうを訴うったえた。
After the accident, she complained of mental anguish.
精せい神しん的てき苦く痛つうに対たいする賠ばい償しょうを求もとめる。
Seek compensation for mental distress.

Kanji

精refined, ghost, fairy
神gods, mind, soul
的bull's eye, mark, target
苦

suffering, trial, worry

痛pain, hurt, damage

Similar words

苦く痛つう
General term for pain or suffering, both physical and mental. 精神的苦痛 specifically emphasizes the psychological aspect.
精せい神しん的てき
Adjectival noun meaning 'mental' or 'psychological'. 精神的苦痛 is a compound using this modifier.

Etymology

Compound of 精神的 (mental) + 苦痛 (pain, suffering).