苦痛

• 読み: くつう
• ローマ字: kutsuu
• 漢字の分解: 苦 (ku) — bitter, suffering; 痛 (tsuu) — pain, hurt
• 発音: /kɯ.tsɯː/

意味

Pain; agony; suffering. Intense physical or mental distress.

A noun describing severe suffering, both physical and emotional. More intense and formal than 痛み (itami, pain). Often used in medical, literary, and philosophical contexts. Common expressions include 苦痛を感じる (to feel pain) and 苦痛に耐える (to endure suffering).

例文

1. 長い間、腰の苦痛に耐えてきた。
2. 一人で待つ時間は苦痛だった。
3. 患者の苦痛を少しでも和らげたい。

使い方ガイド

場面: medical, literature, emotional expression

トーン: serious

起源と歴史

Composed of 苦 (bitter, suffering) and 痛 (pain, hurt). Both kanji independently convey distress, and their combination emphasizes the depth and severity of the suffering.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal