神経痛
shinkeitsū[ɕĩŋke̞ːt͡sɨː]
Neuralgia in Japanese is 神経痛 (shinkeitsū).
The term refers to nerve pain.
Meaning: nerve pain (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
shinkeitsū
Did you know?
- The word 神経痛 is composed of three distinct kanji: 神 meaning 'god', 経 meaning 'passage' or 'sutra', and 痛 meaning 'pain'.
- The character 痛 for 'pain' is the root of the word 痛快 'tsūkai', which paradoxically means 'exhilarating' or 'refreshing'.
- While 神経痛 is the medical term, patients in Japan often describe nerve pain using the onomatopoeia ズキズキ 'zukizuki' to represent a throbbing sensation.
Examples in context
- 神経痛ですI have neuralgia.
- 神経痛があります。助けてくださいI have neuralgia. Please help me.
- 最近、腰の神経痛がひどいです。Saikin, koshi no shinkeitsuu ga hidoi desu.Recently, my lower back neuralgia has been severe.
- この薬は神経痛に効きますか？Kono kusuri wa shinkeitsuu ni kikimasu ka?Does this medicine work for neuralgia?
- 彼は激しい神経痛に悩まされています。Kare wa hageshii shinkeitsuu ni nayamasarete imasu.He is suffering from intense neuralgia.
Example conversation
Hiyori tells Ren about her health problem.
- 陽葵 Himari指先に神経痛があるの。Yubisaki ni shinkeitsū ga aru no.I have neuralgia in my fingertips.
- 蓮 Renそれは大変だね。大丈夫？Sore wa taihen dane. Daijōbu?That sounds tough. Are you okay?
- 陽葵 Himari時々ピリピリして痛いんだ。Tokidoki piripiri shite itai nda.It tingles and hurts sometimes.
- 蓮 Ren早く病院に行ったほうがいいよ。Hayaku byōin ni itta hō ga ii yo.You should go to the hospital soon.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “neuralgia” translations and entries 神経痛, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
