陣痛
じんつう labour pains; labor pains
Why it means this
陣 (a bout, a wave — an old sense) + 痛 (pain) — labour pains; the contractions of childbirth (陣痛が始まる).
Breakdown
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じんつう labour pains; labor pains
陣 (a bout, a wave — an old sense) + 痛 (pain) — labour pains; the contractions of childbirth (陣痛が始まる).
Each character links to its full entry — origin story, stroke order, and readings.