What is the Kanji for "Pain"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Pain", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Pain" is "痛".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Ita".

Its onyomi reading is "Tsuu".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The radical "疒" means "Sick" . And The radical "甬" means "Path" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "痛" mean in japanese?

"痛" means "Pain".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Sixth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N3 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

痛い: "Painful". The Japanese adjective '痛い (いたい)' means 'painful'. This adjective is used to describe something that causes physical or emotional discomfort or distress. It can be used to describe injuries, illnesses, or unpleasant sensations. For example: My leg is painful - (私の足が痛い). Painful injury - (痛い怪我)

痛み: "Pain". The Japanese noun '痛み (いたみ)' means 'pain'. This refers to a feeling of physical or mental discomfort and distress. It can be used to describe various types of pain, such as bodily pain, emotional pain, or even spiritual pain. For example: I have a headache - (頭が痛い). The pain was unbearable - (痛みが我慢できなかった).

苦痛: "Pain". The noun '苦痛 (くつう)' means 'pain'. This word refers to a state of physical, emotional, or mental distress that a person experiences. It can describe intense discomfort, anguish, or suffering. For example: The patient is in great pain - (患者は苦痛に苛まれている). The experience of losing a loved one can cause immense pain - (大切な人を失うことは甚大な苦痛を伴う).

痛む: "Hurt". The Japanese verb '痛む (いたむ)' means 'to hurt'. This verb is used to describe physical pain or discomfort, such as when you have an injury or illness. It can also be used metaphorically to describe emotional or psychological pain. For example: My foot hurts - (足が痛む). The loss of my pet really hurts - (ペットを失ったのが本当に痛い).

頭痛: "Headache". The noun '頭痛 (ずつう)' means 'headache'. It refers to a painful sensation in the head, which can be caused by various factors such as stress, lack of sleep, or illness. It is a very common condition that many people experience. For example: I have a bad headache - (私は酷い頭痛がする). My head hurts - (私の頭が痛い).

痛: "Pain". The suffix '痛 (つう)' means 'pain'. It is commonly added to the end of a word to indicate a feeling of pain or discomfort related to that word. For example: 頭痛 (ずつう) - headache, 歯痛 (しつう) - toothache, 腰痛 (ようつう) - back pain.

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "つ" is read as "tsu". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". The hiragana "い" is read as "i". And The hiragana "た" is read as "ta".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.