“Painfully” in Japanese
Short answer
チカチカ
chikachika
Painfully in Japanese is “チカチカ” (chikachika). Full meaning: flickering, flashing on and off, twinkling, glittering; glaringly (bright), painfully (bright); prickling (pain).
Other ways to say “Painfully” in Japanese
痛く
itaku extremely, exceedingly, deeply; painfully
いたく
itaku extremely, exceedingly, deeply; painfully
ちかちか
chikachika flickering, flashing on and off, twinkling, glittering; glaringly (bright), painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
チリチリ
chirichiri frizzy (hair), wiry, kinky, curled up (leaves, etc.), shrivelled up; sizzling, frizzling; stingingly (of heat or cold), painfully, piercingly, bitingly
甚く
itaku extremely, exceedingly, deeply; painfully
チカチカッ
chikachika flickering, flashing on and off, twinkling, glittering; glaringly (bright), painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
ちかちかっ
chikachika flickering, flashing on and off, twinkling, glittering; glaringly (bright), painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
ちりちり
chirichiri frizzy (hair), wiry, kinky, curled up (leaves, etc.), shrivelled up; sizzling, frizzling; stingingly (of heat or cold), painfully, piercingly, bitingly
ちりちりっ
chirichiri frizzy (hair), wiry, kinky, curled up (leaves, etc.), shrivelled up; sizzling, frizzling; stingingly (of heat or cold), painfully, piercingly, bitingly
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