痛快

• 読み: つうかい
• ローマ字: tsūkai
• 漢字の分解: 痛 (tsū) — sharp, piercing, painful; 快 (kai) — pleasant, comfortable
• 発音: /tsɯ.ː.ka.i/

意味

Thrilling; exhilarating; deeply satisfying. Describes a moment or experience that delivers intense pleasure or cathartic release.

A na-adjective used as 痛快な or 痛快だ. Despite containing 痛 (pain), the compound paradoxically conveys intense positive sensation—the piercing sharpness of pure delight. It often describes the satisfaction of seeing injustice corrected, a long-awaited victory, or a dazzlingly witty comeback. 痛快感 (tsūkaikan) refers to the specific feeling of exhilaration.

例文

1. 不正を暴く場面は痛快で、観客から大きな拍手が起きた。
2. 長年の宿敵をついに打ち破ったときの気分は痛快だった。
3. 彼の歯に衣着せない批評は、読んでいて実に痛快だ。

使い方ガイド

場面: sports, entertainment, storytelling, everyday conversation

トーン: positive

起源と歴史

Compound of 痛 (tsū, sharp, piercing) and 快 (kai, pleasant, comfortable). The 'sharp pleasantness' originally described physical sensations of bracing relief; it evolved to describe any deeply satisfying, exhilarating experience.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal