Japanese

いたい
Meaning: painful; sore; (slang) embarrassing/cringey
Part of Speech: Adjective

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Handwriting

痛
い

Example sentences

Yesterday I ran too much and my legs are sore.
頭が痛くて薬を飲んだ
My head hurt, so I took medicine.
少し耳が痛いです。
My ear hurts a little.
長時間座っていたので、お尻が痛くなった。
My bottom started to hurt because I was sitting for a long time.
おなかが痛いです。
My stomach hurts.
彼は痛い目を見た。
He had a painful experience.
頭をぶつけて、こめかみが痛い。
I hit my head, and my temple hurts.
重い荷物の紐が肩に食い込んで痛い。
The strap of the heavy luggage is digging into my shoulder and it hurts.
寒さを通り越して、痛いくらいだ。
It was so cold it went beyond being cold and actually hurt.
靴の中に小石が入って、歩くたびに痛い。
A pebble got into my shoe, and it hurts every time I walk.

Usage Notes

Mainly used for physical pain, but also used for mental pain or to describe someone's embarrassing behavior in modern slang.

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