痛つう勤きん

noun

miserable commute; painful commute

Jocular term for a commute made miserable by overcrowded trains; a pun on 通勤 (commute) replacing 通 with 痛 (pain).

See also: 通勤

• 毎まい朝あさの痛つう勤きんで、もうヘトヘトだ。

  I'm exhausted from the miserable commute every morning.

• 満まん員いん電でん車しゃの痛つう勤きんをなんとかしてほしい。

  I wish something could be done about this painful commute on packed trains.