JLPT N3 · 12 strokes
Kanji 痛: "pain, hurt, damage"
The kanji 痛 means "pain, hurt, damage, bruise". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ツウ in on'yomi and いた.い, いた.む, いた.ましい, いた.める in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ツウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
いた.いいた.むいた.ましいいた.める
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | pain, hurt, damage, bruise |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 903 of 2,501 |
Common words with 痛
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 痛いpainful; sore · cringy; embarrassing
- 痛みpain; ache; soreness; grief · damage; injury; wear; bruise
- 痛むto hurt; to ache; to feel a pain · to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
- 苦痛pain; agony; suffering; distress
- 痛pain; ache; -algia
- 頭痛headache
- 悲痛grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
- 痛っouch!
- 痛々しいpitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
- 痛感feeling keenly; fully realizing
- 痛めるto hurt; to injure; to cause pain · to harm; to damage; to spoil
- 激痛sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
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