痛い (Itai) is a Japanese i-adjective meaning “painful, sore, cringy, embarrassing”.
Meanings
- i-adjectivepainful; sore
- i-adjectivecringy; embarrassing
Examples
目が痛いです。
My eyes are sore.
頭が痛くなる。
It is getting on my nerves.
歯が痛いです。
I have a toothache.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).