How to say painful in Japanese

いたいitai Inflection

adjective:

  • painful; sore
  • cringy; embarrassing - colloquialism

adjective / suffix:

  • exceeding - esp. 甚い 甚く

Example Sentences

面疔menchougaできたdekita小鼻kobananookuni1個痛いitaikatamarigaあるaru
I have a facial boil. There's a painful lump at the back of one nostril.
最近saikin以前izenからkaraあるarujiga痛みますitamimasu
Recently my haemorrhoids, which I've had from before, are painful.
蜂に刺されるhachinisasarerutoとてもtotemo痛いitai
Bee stings can be very painful.
彼らkarerahaやがてyagateそのsonoつらいtsurai経験keikenmo忘れるwasureruだろうdarou
By and by you will forget the painful experience.
南アフリカminamiafurikani行くikukotohakareni苦痛にkutsuuni満ちたmichita記憶kiokuwo呼び起こしたyobiokoshita
Going back to South Africa had stirred up some painful memories for him.

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