腹 痛(ふくつう)

ふくつう

noun

stomachache, abdominal pain

1. stomachache, abdominal pain

Pain in the abdomen or stomach area, which may have various causes such as indigestion, illness, or stress.

腹痛(ふくつう)がひどくて学校(がっこう)を休(やす)んだ。

I was absent from school because of a bad stomachache.

冷(つめ)たいものを食(た)べすぎて腹痛(ふくつう)を起(お)こした。

I got a stomachache from eating too much cold food.

急(きゅう)な腹痛(ふくつう)に襲(おそ)われた。

I was struck by a sudden stomachache.

試験(しけん)の前(まえ)になると、いつも緊張(きんちょう)して腹痛(ふくつう)を起(お)こす。

I always get nervous before exams and develop a stomachache.

激(はげ)しい腹痛(ふくつう)と下痢(げり)が続(つづ)いたので、食(しょく)あたりではないかと思(おも)って病院(びょういん)に行(い)った。

I had severe stomachache and diarrhea that wouldn't stop, so I went to the hospital thinking it might be food poisoning.

腹痛(ふくつう) is the medical/formal term for abdominal pain. 腹(ふく) means 'abdomen' and 痛(つう) means 'pain.'

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

腹痛(ふくつう)がする: to have a stomachache
腹痛(ふくつう)を起(お)こす: to develop a stomachache
激(はげ)しい腹痛(ふくつう): severe abdominal pain
腹痛(ふくつう)薬(やく): stomach medicine

CAUSAL EXPRESSIONS:

The pattern [X]すぎて腹痛(ふくつう)を起(お)こす (got a stomachache from too much X) is common

RELATED TERMS:

お腹(なか)が痛(いた)い: stomach hurts (casual)
胃痛(いつう): stomach pain (specifically stomach organ)
下痢(げり): diarrhea
便秘(べんぴ): constipation

OTHER PAIN TERMS:

Related Words

Related: 頭痛(ずつう) (headache)

Related: 腰痛(ようつう) (back pain)

Related: 胃痛(いつう) (stomach pain (specific))

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Added 2026.1.14 19:37 · Revised 2026.6.4 5:10

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