漢字道KANJIDO

12 strokesRadical

5Elementary year 612 strokesRadical
On
ツウ
Kun
いた(い)・いた(む)
Meaning
pain; to ache

Origin

ORIGIN

疒 "illness" plus 甬 "to pierce through"; a feeling that runs right through the body — hence "pain."

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ツウ痛快・苦痛・心痛
いたい痛い・痛さ
いたむ痛む・痛み・痛ましい

Compare: 傷む・悼む

いためる痛める

Compare: 傷める

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 頭痛ずつう

    headache

  • 痛感つうかん

    feeling keenly

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

朝から頭痛がする。

I have had a headache since morning.

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