How to say 'Painful' in Japanese | 痛い

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The Japanese word for Painful is 'Itai', written as 痛い in Japanese.'Painful' in hiragana is いたい.

word

痛い

Meaning

Painful

Reading

いたい

itai

Kanji

痛Pain

Explanation

The Japanese adjective '痛い (いたい)' means 'painful'. It is used to describe physical pain, such as from an injury or illness, but can also be used metaphorically to describe emotional pain or embarrassment. For example: my head hurts「頭が痛い」(あたまがいたい). That comment was painful to hear「そのコメントは聞いていて痛かった」(そのコメントはきいていていたかった). Note that '痛い' can also be used colloquially to describe something that is cringeworthy or awkward, as in '痛い人 (いたいひと) (cringey person)'.

Part Of Speech

adjective

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1394

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an i-adjective. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 痛い

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

痛

Meaning

Pain

Hiragana in the Word 痛い

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

い

Reading

Words Related to 痛い Through the Kanji 痛

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 痛 as well.

word

痛み

Meaning

Pain

word

苦痛

Meaning

Pain

word

痛む

Meaning

Hurt

word

頭痛

Meaning

Headache

word

痛

Meaning

Pain

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What does 'Itai' (痛い) mean?

'Itai' means 'Painful' .

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