痛

JLPT N3

Pain

Readings

On’yomi: ツウ (tsū)

Kun’yomi: いた(い), いた(む), いた(める) (ita(i), ita(mu),ita(meru))

• いた(い) – painful, hurts • いた(む) – to hurt, be painful • いた(める) – to hurt, cause pain, damage

Structure

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Vocabulary

痛い

いたい

painful

頭痛

ずつう

headache

痛感

つうかん

keenly feel

腹痛

ふくつう

stomachache

痛み

いたみ

pain

Example Sentences

頭が痛いです。

あたまがいたいです。

My head hurts.

頭痛があります。

ずつうがあります。

I have a headache.

失敗を痛感します。

しっぱいをつうかんします。

I keenly feel the failure.

腹痛です。

ふくつうです。

I have a stomachache.

痛みを感じます。

いたみをかんじます。

I feel pain.

Cultural Note

🈶 In Japanese culture, pain (痛) isn’t viewed just as a physical symptom — it often carries emotional or moral weight.
Expressions like 「心が痛む」(the heart hurts) convey empathy and emotional sensitivity.
It’s common to say “痛いね” (“That must hurt”) to show sympathy for someone’s misfortune.
The kanji appears in both medical contexts and emotional ones, bridging body and mind.