ズキズキ

Alternative writings: ずきずき
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An onomatopoeic word for a throbbing, repeated sharp pain (e.g., headache, toothache, wound pain).

AdverbAdverb Taking 'と'Irregular VerbOnomatopoeic or Mimetic Word

Examples

頭がズキズキして集中できない。

My head is throbbing and I can’t concentrate.

虫歯がズキズキ痛むので歯医者に行った。

My tooth was throbbing, so I went to the dentist.

転んでできた傷が夜になるとズキズキする。

The wound I got from falling throbs at night.