Word details

痛い目

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 痛い目.

Dictionary

Entry

痛い目いたいめNounExpressionFreq #14762
1

painful experience

Examples
このことで彼は痛い目にあうだろう。
This will give him something to cry about.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

pain, hurt, damage, bruise

12 strokesFrequency 903JLPT N2Grade 6

On

ツウ

Kun

いた.いいた.むいた.ましいいた.める

eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor

5 strokesFrequency 76JLPT N4Grade 1

On

モクボク

Kun

-めま-

Nanori

さかんさがんさっかさつか

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