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 .

Context

Context Sentences

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