胃痛 Stomachache

Meaning

Primary

Stomachache

Alternative

Stomach Pain

Word Type

noun

Explanation

When your stomach hurts you have yourself a little stomachache.

Try to remember this isn't for general abdominal pain. 胃痛 is specifically for pain or discomfort in the stomach (the internal organ) — a literal stomachache.

Reading

いつう

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Common Word Combinations

• 胃痛や～

  胃痛や胸焼け

  stomachache and heartburn

• 胃痛が〜

  胃痛がある

  to have a stomachache

  胃痛が治る

  to recover from stomach pain

  胃痛が続く

  to have a persistent stomachache

• 胃痛を〜

  胃痛を感じる

  to feel stomach pain

  胃痛を引き起こす

  to cause a stomachache

  胃痛をやわらげる

  to relieve stomach pain

Context Sentences

胃痛がひどくなって入院し、病院で一ヶ月過ごしました。

My stomachache got really bad and I was hospitalized for a month.

胃痛によく効く薬をください。

Please give me the medicine that works well for stomachaches.

生魚を食べて激しい胃痛が出た時はすぐに病院へ行ってください！アニサキス症かもしれません。

When you experience severe stomach pain after eating raw fish, please go to the hospital immediately! It could be anisakiasis.

禁煙してから、激しい胃痛も治まっている。

Since I quit smoking my intense stomach aches have also stopped.

Kanji Composition

1. 胃

   い Stomach
2. 痛

   つう Pain