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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

    痛

    Meaning

    Pain

    Reading

    kunyomiいた

    ita

    onyomiつう

    tsuu

    Parts

    疒Sick 甬Path

    Example Word

    痛い: painful. 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)'.

    Radical

    疒

    Stroke Count

    12

    JLPT

    N3

    Grade

    6

    Frequency

    559

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji 痛

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

    radical

    疒

    Meaning

    Sick

    radical

    甬

    Meaning

    Path

Words Using 痛

This kanji is used in 6 words:

    word

    頭痛

    Meaning

    Headache

    word

    痛み

    Meaning

    Pain

    word

    痛む

    Meaning

    Hurt

    word

    苦痛

    Meaning

    Pain

    word

    痛

    Meaning

    Pain

    word

    痛い

    Meaning

    Painful

Kanji Related to 痛 Through the Part 疒

These 14 kanji contain the part 疒 as well.

    kanji

    癖

    Meaning

    Habit

    kanji

    痩

    Meaning

    Thin

    kanji

    瘍

    Meaning

    Swelling, Carbuncle

    kanji

    癒

    Meaning

    Heal, Healing

    kanji

    症

    Meaning

    Symptom

    kanji

    療

    Meaning

    Cure, Heal

    kanji

    痘

    Meaning

    Smallpox, Pox

    kanji

    疾

    Meaning

    Rapidly, Disease

    kanji

    痢

    Meaning

    Diarrhea, Diarrhoea

    kanji

    痕

    Meaning

    Mark, Foot print

    kanji

    痴

    Meaning

    Stupid

    kanji

    疫

    Meaning

    Epidemic

    kanji

    疲

    Meaning

    Tire, Exhausted

    kanji

    病

    Meaning

    Illness

Kanji Related to 痛 Through the Part 甬

These 2 kanji contain the part 甬 as well.

    kanji

    踊

    Meaning

    Dance

    kanji

    通

    Meaning

    Commute, Pass

Learn the Kanji 痛

Let's make sure you fully understand this kanji.

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.