痛い
itai
🇯🇵 Japanese slang from Tokyo
What does “痛い” mean?
cringe
Example
“その投稿、ちょっと痛いかも”
sono tōkō, chotto itai kamo
That post might be a bit cringe
Good to know
Literally 'it hurts'. 痛車 (itasha) = a car covered in anime art.
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
🙄 Teasing
The textbook way to say it: 見ていて恥ずかしい
Heard in a conversation
The group date
Aya 男子ちょっと多めね。それが合コンのあるある。
The guys pay a bit more. That's the classic group-date thing.
Shun 金欠なのに…まあいいや。服どうしよう、イキってると痛いよね。
And I'm broke… oh well. What do I wear? Trying too hard is cringe, right?
Aya 普段着でいいよ。渋い感じが一番モテる。
Everyday clothes are fine. The quietly cool look is the most popular.
More from Tokyo
- 中二病the edgy 'I'm the chosen one' phase
- 陰キャintrovert, the quiet type
- キモいgross, creepy
- ウザいannoying
- ドヤ顔smug face
- ディスるto diss
- イキるto act tough, show off
- 社畜corporate slave
Songs from Tokyo
- Lemon · Kenshi YonezuLevel A2
- Mayonaka no Door (Stay With Me) · Miki MatsubaraLevel A2
- Ue o Muite Arukō · Kyu SakamotoLevel A2
- Marigold · AimyonLevel A2
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