1.
pain, ache
Physical discomfort or suffering.
2.
emotional pain, grief
Mental or emotional suffering.
3.
damage, wear
Deterioration or harm to something; in this sense the word is normally written 傷み.
痛み is the noun form of 痛い (painful). It covers physical pain, emotional suffering, and material damage/deterioration (written 傷み in that sense).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS (physical pain):
- 痛みを感じる: to feel pain
- 痛みが走る: a sharp pain runs through
- 痛みが引く: pain subsides
- 痛みを和らげる: to ease the pain
- 痛みを伴う: accompanied by pain
COMMON COLLOCATIONS (emotional pain):
Writing
In the sense of damage or spoilage (sense 3) the word is normally written 傷み, the noun of 傷む (to be damaged, to spoil): 傷みが早い (spoils quickly), 傷みやすい (perishable).
Related Words
Related:
痛い (painful, sore (adjective))
Compare:
苦痛 (pain, agony, suffering)
Related:
自覚症状 (subjective symptoms)
Compare:
疼痛 (pain (medical term))
Related:
打撲 (bruise, contusion)
Related:
関節炎 (arthritis)