0%

体の調子 · Body & health

ずきずき

zuki-zukigitaigo · state / conditionCommon

Throbbing pain

Pain that throbs in waves, in time with your pulse — a headache, an infected cut, a bad tooth. A single sharp stab is ずきっ.

Common forms

ずきずき痛むずきずきする

When to use

  • 頭がずきずき痛む — the head throbs with pain.
  • Useful at the doctor's to describe pain type.
  • Compare がんがん (a pounding, banging headache) — heavier and louder.

Examples

傷口がずきずきと痛む。

きずぐちがずきずきといたむ。

The wound throbs with pain.