Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ku' ending

    to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot

    Idiomatic expressionsee 痛い所

Also written 痛いところをつく【いたいところをつく】痛い所を突く【いたいところをつく】痛い所をつく【いたいところをつく】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

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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
sickness
WaniKani
Level 27

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
3-5-7SKIP code
5i7.7The Kanji Dictionary
0012.7Four corner code
553deroo
75dbUnicode hex code
1-36-43JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3054Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3814New Nelson (John Haig)
3285New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4071Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2065Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2799Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1690Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1825Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
769A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1020Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
22195Morohashi
943A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1320Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1402Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
750Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
954henshall3
953Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
346Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1353Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1706Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
tong4Pinyin reading
tongKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
27WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

stab, protruding, thrust, pierce, prick, collision, sudden

Kun
つ.く
On
トツ
Strokes
8
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N3
Frequency
521 of 2500
Radical
cave
WaniKani
Level 26

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
2-3-5SKIP code
3m5.11The Kanji Dictionary
3043.0Four corner code
763deroo
7a81Unicode hex code
1-38-45JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3316Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4191New Nelson (John Haig)
2230New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2772Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1421Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1918Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1319Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1416Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
574A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
722Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
913Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
25424Morohashi
1668A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
898Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
920Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
785Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1213Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1121Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1453Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1330Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
tu2, tu1Pinyin reading
dolKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
26WaniKani level