Word Meaning 陣痛

じんつう jintsuu

陣痛 is read as じんつう (jintsuu) and means labour pains.

Meaning

English

  1. labour pains
  2. labor pains
  3. birth pains
  4. contractions

Reading

Kana

じんつう

Romaji

jintsuu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 16626 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

陣痛誘発剤

じんつうゆうはつざい

labor-delaying drug

陣痛室

じんつうしつ

labor room

陣痛促進剤

じんつうそくしんざい

labor-inducing drugs

過強陣痛

かきょうじんつう

excessively strong labor pain

後陣痛

こうじんつう

afterpains (after childbirth)

前駆陣痛

ぜんくじんつう

Braxton-Hicks contractions

微弱陣痛

びじゃくじんつう

hypotonic contractions (during labor (labour))

陣営

じんえい

camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.)

陣地

じんち

encampment

陣中

じんちゅう

in camp

陣容

じんよう

battle formation

Example Sentences

2

My labor has started.

How far apart are the contractions?