痛

pain

Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingツウ

Kun readingいた.い、いた.む、いた.ましい、いた.める

Jōyō Grade 6

to hurt
to ache
to feel a pain
to be injured
to be spoiled (e.g. food)

Popular Usage

Radicals and components

Radical疒sickness

Components

How it's built

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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sickness · hospital · pogo stick · chop-seal · hanko · utilise · utilize

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1825

Compound words

痛いいたい

painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing

苦痛くつう

pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment

頭痛ずつう

headache

痛みいたみ

pain; ache; soreness; grief; distress

痛み止めいたみどめ

a painkiller

痛むいたむ

to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food)

痛めるいためる

to hurt; to injure; to cause pain; to harm; to damage

腰痛ようつう

lower back pain; lumbago

陣痛じんつう

labour pains; labor pains; birth pains; contractions

痛感つうかん

feeling keenly; fully realizing

痛恨つうこん

deep regret; great sorrow; bitter grief

痛手いたで

serious wound; hard blow

痛烈つうれつ

severe; bitter; scathing

悲痛ひつう

grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak

腹痛ふくつう

stomach ache; abdominal pain

手痛いていたい

severe; hard

鎮痛剤ちんつうざい

analgesic; painkiller; sedative; tranquilizer (tranquiliser); anodyne

痛ましいいたましい

pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic

Kun Reading Examples

彼は倒れたときにひざを痛めた。いためる

He hurt his knee when he fell.tatoeba

日の当たるところで読書をすると目を痛めることがある。いためる

It can harm your eyes to read in the sun's light.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は母のことで心を痛めている。

His mother is worried about him.tatoeba

彼は背中に痛みを感じた。

He felt a pain in his back.tatoeba

彼は肉体的、精神的苦痛に耐えてきた。

He has endured physical and mental pain.tatoeba

彼は肉体の苦痛と闘わねばならなかった。

He had to contend against physical suffering.tatoeba

武田勢は手痛い犠牲を払った。

Takeda force made a great sacrifice.wiki

この玄茂らの軽挙により将門軍は手痛い敗北を喫してしまった。

This careless act of Harumochi and others led Masakado's army to a severe defeat.wiki

葉が痛みやすい植物には不向き

It is not suitable for plants with the leaves which are easily damaged.wiki

道林が夢から覚めると、両手の痛みはすっかり消えていた。

When he awoke from his dream, the pain in both hands had completely disappeared.wiki

きつく巻くと掛軸を痛める。

If you roll it up tightly, you may damage it.wiki

ナフタレン等の防虫剤は軸先を痛める場合がある。

Mothballs such as naphthalene may damage 'jikusaki.'wiki

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 痛

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step