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How to say 'Headache' in Japanese | 頭痛

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The Japanese word for Headache is 'Zutsuu', written as 頭痛 in Japanese.'Headache' in hiragana is ずつう.

    word

    頭痛

    Meaning

    Headache

    Reading

    ずつう

    zutsuu

    Kanji

    頭Head 痛Pain

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '頭痛 (ずつう)' means 'headache'. It refers to a pain in the head, often caused by stress, illness, or other factors. This word is commonly used in both medical and everyday contexts. For example: I have a headache「頭痛がする」(ずつうがする). She often gets headaches「彼女はよく頭痛がする」(かのじょはよくずつうがする). The word can also be used metaphorically to describe a troublesome or annoying situation, such as 'this problem is a headache'「この問題は頭痛の種だ」(このもんだいはずつうのたねだ).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    6

    Frequency

    6926

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 頭痛

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    頭

    Meaning

    Head

  • kanji

    痛

    Meaning

    Pain

Words Related to 頭痛 Through the Kanji 頭

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 頭 as well.

  • word

    頭

    Meaning

    Head

  • word

    到頭

    Meaning

    Finally

  • word

    冒頭

    Meaning

    Beginning

  • word

    先頭

    Meaning

    Front

Words Related to 頭痛 Through the Kanji 痛

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 痛 as well.

  • word

    痛い

    Meaning

    Painful

  • word

    痛み

    Meaning

    Pain

  • word

    苦痛

    Meaning

    Pain

  • word

    痛む

    Meaning

    Hurt

  • word

    痛

    Meaning

    Pain

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What does 'Zutsuu' (頭痛) mean?

'Zutsuu' means 'Headache' .

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