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痛

pain, hurt, damage, bruise

JLPTN3StatusJōyō · grade 6FrequencyTop 1,000Strokes12

Readings

On'yomi

  • ツウ

Kun'yomi

  • いた.い
  • いた.む
  • いた.ましい
  • いた.める

Meaning

痛 centers on physical or emotional suffering: pain, hurt, damage, or bruising. It describes the sensation of something being wrong or injured.

Most common words using 痛

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  • 痛いいたい
    N5

    painful; sore

  • 痛みいたみ
    N4

    pain; ache; soreness; grief; distress

  • 頭痛ずつう
    N3

    headache

  • 苦痛くつう
    N3

    pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment

  • 痛むいたむ
    N2

    to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain

  • 痛めるいためる
    N1

    to hurt; to injure; to cause pain

  • 腰痛ようつう

    lower back pain; lumbago

  • 痛感つうかん
    N1

    feeling keenly; fully realizing

  • 腹痛ふくつう
    N2

    stomach ache; abdominal pain

  • 痛くいたく

    extremely; exceedingly; deeply

  • 鎮痛ちんつう

    pain relief; killing pain

  • 痛快つうかい

    exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable

  • 激痛げきつう

    sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain

  • 痛風つうふう

    gout

  • 痛々しいいたいたしい

    pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)

  • 偏頭痛へんずつう

    migraine

  • 痛手いたで

    serious wound

  • 痛烈つうれつ
    N1

    severe; bitter; scathing

  • 陣痛じんつう

    labour pains; labor pains; birth pains; contractions

  • 悲痛ひつう

    grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak

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Study

Etymology

痛 combines 疒 (sickness) with 甬, which likely contributes the sound. The character expresses the idea of illness-related pain.

Meaning mnemonic

The sickness enclosure 疒 wraps around 甬, like a painful illness trapped inside the body. Picture a throbbing ache confined within.

Reading mnemonic

For ツウ, imagine the sharp pain of stubbing your toe and saying 'tsuu!' — the sound of pain itself cues ツウ.