The kanji 痛 いた fundamentally means "pain," "ache," or "to hurt." It describes a physical sensation of discomfort, suffering, or injury. It can also be used metaphorically to express emotional pain or distress.

・On-yomi (音読み): ツウ (tsū) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): いた(い) (itai)

⚫︎ 頭痛 (ずつう) Translation: Headache ⚫︎ お腹が痛い (おなかがいたい) Translation: My stomach hurts. ⚫︎ 心痛 (しんつう) Translation: Heartbreak; emotional pain

The kanji 痛 いた is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字). It is composed of two parts: 疒 (やまいだれ - yamai-dare), which signifies "sickness" or "disease," and 甬 (よう - yō), which provides the phonetic component, indicating the sound and suggesting the meaning. The combination of these parts suggests a sensation of pain associated with illness or injury. The 疒 radical indicates a condition relating to the body.