痛 means “pain, hurt”

いた · ita

Also: damage, bruise

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

いたい, いたむ, いたましい, いためる

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ツウ

JLPT N4 · Taught in grade 6 · 12 strokes

The story

An illness strikes through to the bone: pain is the body's urgent messenger, demanding attention and care.

Used in 痛い (itai, painful) and 頭痛 (zutsuu, headache)

More from Feelings & Emotions

• 幸 happiness
• 恋 romantic love
• 希 hope
• 望 wish
• 怖 scary
• 恥 shame
• 驚 surprise
• 寂 lonely
• 優 gentle
• 思 think
• 感 feel
• 懐 nostalgic

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.