Japanese

うずく
Meaning: to ache; to throb; to smart
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 疼く 疼かない
Polite 疼きます 疼きません
Past 疼いた 疼かなかった
Polite + Past 疼きました 疼きませんでした
Te-form 疼いて 疼かなくて
Potential 疼ける 疼けない
Passive 疼かれる 疼かれない
Causative 疼かせる 疼かせない
Causative + Passive 疼かされる 疼かされない
Imperative 疼け 疼くな

Handwriting

疼
く

Example

When it's about to rain, my old injury starts to throb.

Usage Notes

Describes a pulsing or stinging pain. Can also be used figuratively for emotional pain.

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