A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N3 · 12 strokes

Pain ; Hurt ; Damage ; Bruise

Readings on: ツウ
Kun readings: いた.い・いた.む・いた.ましい・いた.める

痛いいたい — painful

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

• 苦痛くつう — pain Word card → Source
• 頭痛ずつう — headache Word card → Source
• 痛恨つうこん — great regret Source
• 痛手いたで — serious injury Source
• 痛烈つうれつ — mordant; severe Source
• 陣痛じんつう — pain (delivery) Source