鎮痛(ちんつう)

ちんつう
noun
pain relief; analgesia
1. pain relief; analgesia
The suppression or relief of pain. Most commonly appears as a modifier in compound words like 鎮痛剤 (painkiller) rather than standing alone.
鎮痛剤(ちんつうざい)を飲(の)んだ。
I took a painkiller.
歯痛(はいた)がひどくて鎮痛薬(ちんつうやく)が手放(てばな)せない。
My toothache is so bad that I can't do without pain medication.
この薬(くすり)には鎮痛(ちんつう)作用(さよう)と解熱(げねつ)作用(さよう)がある。
This medicine has both pain-relieving and fever-reducing effects.

Compound of 鎮(ちん) (to suppress) + 痛(つう) (pain). Most often used as a modifier in compounds rather than on its own.

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 鎮痛剤(ちんつうざい) (painkiller, analgesic)
  • 鎮痛薬(ちんつうやく) (pain medication)
  • 鎮痛(ちんつう)作用(さよう) (analgesic effect)
  • 鎮痛(ちんつう)効果(こうか) (pain-relieving effect)

USAGE NOTE:
In everyday speech, people more commonly say 痛(いた)み止(ど)め for "painkiller." 鎮痛剤(ちんつうざい) is the more formal or medical term.

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