Mnemonic
An illness has you bedridden and shivering. A servant trips, tipping a boiling cauldron right onto your legs. Scalding broth pours over your feverish skin, and the pain is so sharp and absolute that your scream echoes through the entire house.
Additional thoughts
Picture the cauldron overturning in slow motion — the illness already weakened you, so you couldn't dodge. The combination of fever and burns makes the pain uniquely unbearable.Quick recall
An illness leaves you helpless as a cauldron of boiling broth spills on you, causing blinding pain.Details
The keyword for 痛 is pain. This kanji refers to physical pain, aching, or soreness experienced in the body, such as a headache or stomachache. It can also extend to emotional or psychological suffering, conveying a sense of sharp distress or anguish. Additionally, it is used to describe something that is severe, acute, or keenly felt.
- On'yomi
- つう
- Kun'yomi
- いた.い、いた.む、いた.ましい、いた.める