七転八倒 | Shirabe

七転八倒しちてんばっとう

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
intransitive verb

七転八倒しちてんばっとう

Noun Irregular Intransitive

English JMdict (multilingual)

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suruintransitive verb yojijukugo tossing oneself about in great pain;writhing in agony

週末に胆石が動いて、七転八倒の苦しみを味わったよ。

I spent the weekend writhing in agony when my gallstone started to move.

Other forms 七顛八倒【しちてんばっとう】 (rarely used kanji form) · 七顚八倒【しちてんばっとう】 (rarely used kanji form)

漢字 kanji used

七 seven 2画転 revolve, turn around 11画八 eight, eight radical (no. 12) 2画倒 overthrow, fall 10画