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What is the Kanji for 'Pain'? | 痛

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.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Pain

    Reading

    kunyomiいた

    ita

    onyomiつう

    tsuu

    Parts

    Sick Path

    Example Word

    頭痛: headache. The Japanese noun '頭痛 (ずつう)' means 'headache'. It refers to a pain in the head, often caused by stress, illness, or other factors. This word is commonly used in both medical and everyday contexts. For example: I have a headache「頭痛がする」(ずつうがする). She often gets headaches「彼女はよく頭痛がする」(かのじょはよくずつうがする). The word can also be used metaphorically to describe a troublesome or annoying situation, such as 'this problem is a headache'「この問題は頭痛の種だ」(このもんだいはずつうのたねだ).

    Radical

    Stroke Count

    12

    JLPT

    N3

    Grade

    6

    Frequency

    559

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    radical

    Meaning

    Sick

    radical

    Meaning

    Path

Words Using

This kanji is used in 6 words:

    word

    痛い

    Meaning

    Painful

    word

    痛み

    Meaning

    Pain

    word

    苦痛

    Meaning

    Pain

    word

    痛む

    Meaning

    Hurt

    word

    頭痛

    Meaning

    Headache

    word

    Meaning

    Pain

Kanji Related to Through the Part

These 14 kanji contain the part 疒 as well.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Illness

    kanji

    Meaning

    Tire, Exhausted

    kanji

    Meaning

    Cure, Heal

    kanji

    Meaning

    Symptom

    kanji

    Meaning

    Habit

    kanji

    Meaning

    Heal, Healing

    kanji

    Meaning

    Epidemic

    kanji

    Meaning

    Stupid

    kanji

    Meaning

    Rapidly, Disease

    kanji

    Meaning

    Diarrhea, Diarrhoea

    kanji

    Meaning

    Smallpox, Pox

    kanji

    Meaning

    Thin

    kanji

    Meaning

    Swelling, Carbuncle

    kanji

    Meaning

    Mark, Foot print

Kanji Related to Through the Part

These 2 kanji contain the part 甬 as well.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Commute, Pass

    kanji

    Meaning

    Dance

Learn the Kanji

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What does 痛 mean?

痛 means 'Pain'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Sixth Grade, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N3 exam.

To help you master this kanji, here's an interactive lesson where you'll practice its readings and meanings.