我が身をつねって人の痛さを知れ

Entry

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
walk a mile in other's shoes to understand their suffering; you can't appreciate others' suffering until you've gone through it yourself; pinch yourself and know others' pain
Proverb

Also written 我が身を抓って人の痛さを知れ【わがみをつねってひとのいたさをしれ】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

我

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

ego, I, selfish, our, oneself

Kun: われわわ.が-わが-
On: ガ

Strokes: 7
Taught: Grade 6
JLPT: N1
Frequency: 829 of 2500
Radical: 戈 spear
WaniKani: Level 26

Built from

亅戈手

Used in names as

ああがか

Words starting with 我 Words ending in 我 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (33)

Code	Reference
4-7-3, 4-7-4	SKIP code
0a7.10	The Kanji Dictionary
2355.0	Four corner code
2259	deroo
6211	Unicode hex code
1-18-70	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
200	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2028	New Nelson (John Haig)
3548	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4362	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2208	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2971	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
640	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
690	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1392	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
545	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
719	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11545	Morohashi
817	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1302	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1381	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
745	sakade
1329	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
833	henshall3
848	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
380	crowley
1164	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
837	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
647	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
wo3	Pinyin reading
a	Korean reading
n1	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
26	WaniKani level

身

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

somebody, person, one's station in life

Kun: み
On: シン

Strokes: 7
Taught: Grade 3
JLPT: N2
Frequency: 320 of 2500
Radical: 身 body
WaniKani: Level 8

Built from

身

Words starting with 身 Words ending in 身 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (33)

Code	Reference
4-7-3, 4-7-4	SKIP code
0a7.5	The Kanji Dictionary
2740.0	Four corner code
847	deroo
8eab	Unicode hex code
1-31-40	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4601	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5928	New Nelson (John Haig)
3553	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4368	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2213	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2977	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1248	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1337	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
331	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
546	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
791	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
38034	Morohashi
323	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
59	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
59	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
255	sakade
937	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
339	henshall3
285	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
174	crowley
394	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1768	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1256	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shen1, juan1	Pinyin reading
sin	Korean reading
n2	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
8	WaniKani level

人

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

person

Kun: ひと-り-と
On: ジンニン

Strokes: 2
Taught: Grade 1
JLPT: N5
Frequency: 5 of 2500
Radical: 人 person
WaniKani: Level 1

Built from

人

Used in names as

じとねひこふみ

Words starting with 人 Words ending in 人 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
4-2-4	SKIP code
2a0.1	The Kanji Dictionary
8000.0	Four corner code
1262	deroo
4eba	Unicode hex code
1-31-45	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
339	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
99	New Nelson (John Haig)
3368	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4175	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2111	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2857	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
951	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1023	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
9	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
14	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
4	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
344	Morohashi
39	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
30	sakade
11	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
39	henshall3
7	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2	crowley
15	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.5	busy_people
42	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
960	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ren2	Pinyin reading
in	Korean reading
n5	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1	WaniKani level

痛

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

pain, hurt, damage, bruise

Kun: いた.いいた.むいた.ましいいた.める
On: ツウ

Strokes: 12
Taught: Grade 6
JLPT: N3
Frequency: 903 of 2500
Radical: 疒 sickness
WaniKani: Level 27

Built from

用疔マ

Words starting with 痛 Words ending in 痛 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (30)

Code	Reference
3-5-7	SKIP code
5i7.7	The Kanji Dictionary
0012.7	Four corner code
553	deroo
75db	Unicode hex code
1-36-43	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3054	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3814	New Nelson (John Haig)
3285	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4071	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2065	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2799	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1690	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1825	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
769	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1020	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
22195	Morohashi
943	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1320	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1402	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
750	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
954	henshall3
953	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
346	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1353	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1706	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
tong4	Pinyin reading
tong	Korean reading
n3	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
27	WaniKani level

知

Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

know, wisdom

Kun: し.るし.らせる
On: チ

Strokes: 8
Taught: Grade 2
JLPT: N4
Frequency: 205 of 2500
Radical: 矢 arrow
WaniKani: Level 6

Built from

口矢乞

Used in names as

さとさとるしりしれとものり

Words starting with 知 Words ending in 知 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
1-5-3	SKIP code
3d5.14	The Kanji Dictionary
8640.0	Four corner code
2377	deroo
77e5	Unicode hex code
1-35-46	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3169	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3978	New Nelson (John Haig)
1127	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1446	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
768	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1041	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1223	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1308	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
207	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
636	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
196	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
23935	Morohashi
169	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
214	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
214	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
112	sakade
229	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
186	henshall3
160	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
73	crowley
143	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.18	busy_people
1394	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1231	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhi1, zhi4	Pinyin reading
ji	Korean reading
n4	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6	WaniKani level