痒 — kanji meaning “itchy”
痒
itchy
- Meanings
- itchy
- On'yomi
- ヨウ (you)
- Kun'yomi
- かゆ.がる、かさ、かゆ.い
- Strokes
- 11
- Classical radical
- 104
- Chinese reading
- yǎng — Chinese character page
Words with 痒
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 痒い | かゆい kayui | itchy |
| 掻痒 | そうよう souyou | itch; itching |
| 痛痒 | つうよう tsuuyou | pain and itching |
| むず痒い | むずがゆい muzugayui | itchy |
| 痒疹 | ようしん youshin | rash that accompanies a severe itch; prurigo |
| 隔靴掻痒 | かっかそうよう kakkasouyou | being frustrated because something is not quite as hoped (just as one cannot scratch an itch from outside a shoe); having an itch that one cannot scratch |
| 痛し痒し | いたしかゆし itashikayushi | delicate situation; choice of two evils; mixed blessing |
| 痒み | かゆみ kayumi | itch; itching; itchiness |
| 麻姑掻痒 | まこそうよう makosouyou | things happening exactly as one pleases (wishes); someone being very attentive to one's wishes |
| 痒がる | かゆがる kayugaru | to complain of itching; to be bothered by an itch (or rash, etc.); to feel itchy |
| 痛痒い | いたがゆい itagayui | painfully itchy; painful and itchy |
| 掻痒症 | そうようしょう souyoushou | pruritus; itching |
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