(いた)

いたみ
noun
pain, ache, damage
1. pain, ache
Physical discomfort or suffering.
(いた)(かん)じる
To feel pain.
(いた)()いた
The pain subsided.
To endure the pain.
(こし)(いた)ある
I have back pain.
I felt intense pain.
(いた)(はし)った
A sharp pain ran through.
2. emotional pain, grief
Mental or emotional suffering.
I know the pain of the heart.
To feel the pain of parting.
失恋(しつれん)(いた)み。
The pain of heartbreak.
I understand his pain.
To share the pain.
3. damage, wear
Deterioration or harm to something.
The fruit spoils quickly.
Damage/deterioration meaning
The floor has severe damage.
(いた)みやすい食品(しょくひん)
Perishable food.
To repair the damage to the wall.
Since this house is old, damage is appearing here and there.

(いた)み is the noun form of (いた)い (painful). It covers physical pain, emotional suffering, and material damage/deterioration.

PHYSICAL PAIN PATTERNS:

  • (いた)みを(かん)じる: to feel pain
  • (いた)みが(はし)る: a sharp pain runs through
  • (いた)みが()く: pain subsides
  • (いた)みを(やわ)らげる: to ease the pain
  • (いた)みを(ともな)う: accompanied by pain

EMOTIONAL PAIN:

  • (こころ)(いた)み: heartache
  • (いた)みを()かち()う: to share someone's pain

DAMAGE/SPOILAGE:

  • (いた)みが(はや)い: spoils quickly
  • (いた)みやすい: perishable, easily damaged