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陣痛 [news1,nf23]
じんつう [news1,nf23]
1. [n]
▶ labour pains
▶ labor pains
▶ birth pains
▶ contractions
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2457180 陣痛促進剤【じんつうそくしんざい】 1. labor-inducing drugs
  ⇐ see: 2456800 前駆陣痛【ぜんくじんつう】 1. Braxton-Hicks contractions; practice contractions; false labor pains



History:
2. A 2013-01-26 09:52:26  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
GG5, etc.
  Comments:
Seems to be used for the labour itself, as well as the pains.
  Diff:
@@ -16,1 +16,1 @@
-<gloss>labour (birth) pains</gloss>
+<gloss>labour pains</gloss>
@@ -18,0 +18,1 @@
+<gloss>birth pains</gloss>
1. A* 2013-01-26 00:52:10  CK
  Refs:
http://tatoeba.org/eng/sentences/show/2167230
陣痛の間隔はどれくらいですか。

How far apart are the contractions?
  Comments:
You can add that as an approved example sentence, too.
  Diff:
@@ -18,0 +18,1 @@
+<gloss>contractions</gloss>

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