Japanese symbol for “exhilarating”
痛快
つうかい
Romaji: tsuukai
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
In Japanese, exhilarating is 痛快, read つうかい (tsuukai).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adj-na, n exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “exhilarating”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 爽快 | そうかい soukai | refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 痛み | いたみ itami | pain; ache; soreness |
| 痛い | いたい itai | painful; sore |
| 頭痛 | ずつう zutsuu | headache |
| 苦痛 | くつう kutsuu | pain; agony; suffering |
| 痛烈 | つうれつ tsuuretsu | severe; bitter; scathing |
| 痛感 | つうかん tsuukan | feeling keenly; fully realizing |
| 不快 | ふかい fukai | displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness |
| 不愉快 | ふゆかい fuyukai | unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing |
See also: Chinese symbol for “exhilarating”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.