痛
痛 — Pain
pain, hurt, damage, bruise
On’yomiツウ (tsuu)
Kun’yomiいたい (itai)
Kun’yomiいたむ (itamu)
Kun’yomiいたましい (itamashii)
Kun’yomiいためる (itameru)
Stroke order (12 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 痛
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 痛み | いたみ itami | pain; ache; soreness |
| 痛感 | つうかん tsuukan | feeling keenly; fully realizing |
| 苦痛 | くつう kutsuu | pain; agony; suffering |
| 腰痛 | ようつう youtsuu | lower back pain; lumbago |
| 頭痛 | ずつう zutsuu | headache |
| 痛手 | いたで itade | serious wound; hard blow |
Study notes
痛 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 12 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 6), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #903 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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