Japanese symbol for “writhing”
身悶え
みもだえ
Romaji: mimodae
writhing (in agony)
In Japanese, writhing is 身悶え, read みもだえ (mimodae).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs writhing (in agony)
Written forms: 身悶え、身もだえ. Readings: みもだえ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “writhing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蠢動 | しゅんどう shundou | wriggling; squirming; writhing |
| 藻掻き | もがき mogaki | struggle; writhing; wriggling |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 自身 | じしん jishin | (one's) self; oneself; yourself |
| 出身 | しゅっしん shusshin | one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school) |
| 中身 | なかみ nakami | contents; interior; filling |
| 身長 | しんちょう shinchou | height (of a person); stature |
| 全身 | ぜんしん zenshin | whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait) |
| 変身 | へんしん henshin | metamorphosis; disguise; transformation |
| 悶絶 | もんぜつ monzetsu | fainting in agony |
| 悶え | もだえ modae | agony; anguish |
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.