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:

  • 頭痛(ずつう): headache
  • 腰痛(ようつう): back pain
  • 歯痛(しつう): toothache
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Added 2026.1.14 19:37 · Revised 2026.3.7 13:15
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