noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. writhing (in agony).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
身悶え みもだえ
 
 
 
身もだえ みもだえ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

somebody, person, one's station in life
シン み (3rd)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
rising stroke
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
be in agony, worry
モン もだ.える もだえ.る (Kentei Pre-1)
gate, counter for cannons
モン かど と (2nd, N2)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ シン (2nd, N4)