Meaning

Primary

Painkiller

Word Type

noun

Explanation

痛み is "pain." 止める is "to stop." What stops pain if you use it? How about a painkiller.

Reading

いたみどめ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading is 痛み and 止める put together into one word. Not too painful, right? Just remember the rendaku on the ど.

Context

Context Sentences

頭痛がひどいので、痛み止めを飲みました。

I had a bad headache, so I took a painkiller.

痛み止めが効いてきて、少し楽になりました。

The painkiller is starting to take effect, and I feel a bit better.

薬局で痛み止めを買ってきてもらえませんか?

Could you pick up some painkillers for me from the pharmacy?

彼は痛み止めを飲んで、また畑を耕し始めた。

He took a painkiller and kept plowing the field.

Kanji Composition