(しつう)

しつう
noun
toothache; tooth pain
1. toothache; tooth pain
Pain in a tooth or teeth. The Sino-Japanese (音読(おんよ)み) reading; the same kanji are also read 歯痛(はいた) in everyday speech.
歯痛(しつう)がひどい。
My toothache is terrible.
歯痛(しつう)(よる)(ねむ)れなかった。
I couldn't sleep at night because of a toothache.
歯痛(しつう)(つづ)いたので、我慢(がまん)せずに歯医者(はいしゃ)()った。
The toothache persisted, so I went to the dentist instead of putting up with it.

歯痛(しつう) is the Sino-Japanese (音読(おんよ)み) reading for tooth pain. In casual speech the same kanji are often read 歯痛(はいた), or people simply say ()(いた)い (my tooth hurts).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 歯痛(しつう)がする: to have a toothache
  • 歯痛(しつう)(おさ)える: to relieve tooth pain
  • 歯痛(しつう)()め: painkiller for toothache

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • ()(いた)い: my tooth hurts — the everyday spoken phrasing