痛い

いたい

hurt, ouch

Mnemonic

One tooth, and it has taken over that entire side of your head. Nothing else is getting done today: いたい.

Worth knowing

Also what you shout when it happens. 痛い is the Japanese for 'ouch'.

Built from

痛

pain, hurt

疒 the sickness radical wrapped the whole way round it.

Words sharing these kanji

痛み pain, ache

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