激痛・劇痛|げきつうgekitsuu[0]heiban (flat)
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Which spelling to use
激痛激痛 is the recommended choice for beginners and expresses sharp, acute, or intense pain in descriptions of pain; it is written entirely in kanji.
劇痛劇痛 is rarely used and is also written entirely in kanji; learners may recognize it as a variant but should normally choose 激痛.
Definitions
- nounsharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
Synonyms & antonyms
- Antonym無痛むつうWrittenDenotes the complete absence of pain — the direct opposite of 激痛. Literary in register; found in set compounds such as 無痛分娩 (painless childbirth).
Use 激痛 for intense, severe pain; 無痛 is its literary antonym, denoting the complete absence of pain, as in medical compounds like 無痛分娩 (painless childbirth).
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