Common Pain Expressions in Japanese
Learn to describe different types of pain in Japanese with these useful phrases. From a simple "My stomach hurts" to more specific descriptions like "My chest hurts as if it's being pressed," these expressions will help you communicate discomfort or pain effectively when seeking assistance or medical attention.
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- お腹が痛いです (Onaka ga itai desu)
- My stomach hurts. - 頭が痛いです (Atama ga itai desu)
- I have a headache. - 頭が叩かれるように痛いです (Atama ga tatakare you ni itai desu)
- My head hurts as if it's being struck. - お腹が締め付けられるように痛いです (Onaka ga shimetsukerareru you ni itai desu)
- My stomach hurts as if it's being squeezed. - 胸が圧迫されるように苦しいです (Mune ga appaku sareru you ni kurushii desu)
- I feel like my chest is being squeezed, and it's painful. - 背中が痛いです (Senaka ga itai desu)
- My back hurts. - 腕が重く感じます (Ude ga omoku kanjimasu)
- My arm feels heavy. - 目が焼けるように痛いです (Me ga yakeru you ni itai desu)
- My eyes hurt as if they are burning. - 足がシビれています (Ashi ga shibireteimasu)
- My leg feels numb. - 昨日晩ご飯の後、お腹が痛くなりました。
(After last night's dinner, my stomach started to hurt.) - 二日酔いで、頭が割れるように痛いです。
(I have a splitting headache from a hangover.) - 食べ過ぎたので、お腹が締め付けられるように痛いです。
(Because I overate, my stomach hurts as if it's being squeezed.) - 突然寒い外へ出たら、胸が圧迫されるように苦しくなりました。
(When I suddenly went outside in the cold, I felt as if my chest was being compressed and it was painful.) - 重い荷物を運んだせいで、背中が痛いです。
(Due to carrying heavy luggage, my back hurts.) - 一日中書き物をしていたので、腕が重く感じます。
(I wrote all day, so my arm feels heavy.) - 長い時間、同じ姿勢でいたので、足がシビれています。
(I have been in the same posture for a long time, so my leg feels numb.)