Japanese symbol for “aps”

疼痛学会

とうつうがっかい

Romaji: toutsuugakkai

American Pain Society; APS

In Japanese, aps is 疼痛学会, read とうつうがっかい (toutsuugakkai).

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Meanings

n American Pain Society; APS

Kanji and stroke order

疼

ache, pain, tingle

on: トウ
kun: うず.く、いた.む

10 strokes

痛

pain, hurt, damage

on: ツウ
kun: いた.い、いた.む、いた.ましい、いた.める

12 strokes · JLPT 2

学

study, learning, science

on: ガク
kun: まな.ぶ

8 strokes · JLPT 4

会

meeting, meet, party

on: カイ、エ
kun: あ.う、あ.わせる、あつ.まる

6 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
疼痛	とうつう toutsuu	throbbing pain
疼く	うずく uzuku	to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart
疼き	うずき uzuki	ache; twinge
慢性疼痛	まんせいとうつう manseitoutsuu	chronic pain
性交疼痛	せいこうとうつう seikoutoutsuu	dyspareunia; painful intercourse
痛み	いたみ itami	pain; ache; soreness
痛い	いたい itai	painful; sore
頭痛	ずつう zutsuu	headache
学校	がっこう gakkou	school
会社	かいしゃ kaisha	company; corporation; firm

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.