頭の痛い · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 頭の痛い | 頭の痛くない |
| Polite | 頭の痛いです | 頭の痛くないですalso 頭の痛くありません |
| Past polite | 頭の痛かったです | 頭の痛くなかったですalso 頭の痛くありませんでした |
| Past | 頭の痛かった | 頭の痛くなかった |
| Te-form | 頭の痛くて | 頭の痛くなくて |
| Adverbial | 頭の痛く | |
| Conditional | 頭の痛ければ | 頭の痛くなければ |
| Tara conditional | 頭の痛かったら | 頭の痛くなかったら |
headache-inducing; vexing; troublesome
Describes a problem or situation that causes worry or frustration, as if giving one a headache. Often used attributively before nouns like 問題 (problem).
See also: 頭が痛い
That's a vexing problem.
It's a headache-inducing situation, but we don't have enough budget.
Standard kanji spelling for this fixed expression.
Kana spelling of the adjective part; less common but still encountered.
A fixed expression combining 頭 (head) + の (possessive particle) + 痛い (painful). The figurative meaning derives from the idea that a troublesome matter causes a headache.