痛み

Japanese

Kanji in this term
痛
いた Grade: 6
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
傷み

Etymology 1

Nominalization of 痛(いた)む (itamu, “to cause pain, hurt”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) いたみ [ìtámíꜜ] (Odaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ita̠mʲi]

Noun

痛(いた)み • (itami) 

1. physical pain, ache, sore
2. grief, distress

   Synonyms: 悩み, 悲しみ

3. 傷み: damage to an object
4. 傷み: decay of food or fruits; rotting
5. Nominalization of 痛む

See also

• 苦(く)痛(つう) (kutsū)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ita̠mʲi]

Verb

痛(いた)み • (itami) 

1. continuative of 痛む

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.