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“To ache” in Japanese

Short answer
痛む itamu いたむ

To ache in Japanese is “痛む” (itamu). Full meaning: to hurt, to ache, to feel a pain; to be injured, to be spoiled (e.g. food), to be damaged.

Other ways to say “To ache” in Japanese

疼く uzuku to throb (with pain), to ache, to smart, to twinge; to rankle, to gall, to rile 傷む itamu to hurt, to ache, to feel a pain; to be injured, to be spoiled (e.g. food), to be damaged うずく uzuku to throb (with pain), to ache, to smart, to twinge; to rankle, to gall, to rile うずい uzui to throb (with pain), to ache, to smart, to twinge; to rankle, to gall, to rile うずこ uzuko to throb (with pain), to ache, to smart, to twinge; to rankle, to gall, to rile うずけ uzuke to throb (with pain), to ache, to smart, to twinge; to rankle, to gall, to rile うずきゃ uzukya to throb (with pain), to ache, to smart, to twinge; to rankle, to gall, to rile 傷ん itan to hurt, to ache, to feel a pain; to be injured, to be spoiled (e.g. food), to be damaged 痛も itamo to hurt, to ache, to feel a pain; to be injured, to be spoiled (e.g. food), to be damaged 痛ま itama to hurt, to ache, to feel a pain; to be injured, to be spoiled (e.g. food), to be damaged 疼け uzuke to throb (with pain), to ache, to smart, to twinge; to rankle, to gall, to rile

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