尿意

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 尿意 is read as にょうい and is a noun for the bodily urge or sensation of needing to urinate.
• Basic usage: The sensation appears in 尿意を感じる, while its presence or absence appears in 尿意の有無.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Sensation and action
  • 尿意 is the feeling of needing to urinate, not the act of urination itself.
• Strength and presence
  • It can be modified as 強い尿意, while medical questioning may check whether the sensation is present at all.