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痒

Itchy
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingヨウ
Kun readingかゆ.い、かゆ
Level 23

Meanings

  1. itchy
  2. itchRtK

Popular Usage

痒い

Radicals and components

Radical疒sickness
Components
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Compound words

痒いかゆい
itchy
歯痒いはがゆい
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating
掻痒そうよう
itch
痛痒つうよう
pain and itching
搔痒そうよう
itch
瘙痒そうよう
itch
そう痒そうよう
itch
隔靴掻痒かっかそうよう
being frustrated because something is not quite as hoped (just as one cannot scratch an itch from outside a shoe)
隔靴搔痒かっかそうよう
being frustrated because something is not quite as hoped (just as one cannot scratch an itch from outside a shoe)
痛し痒しいたしかゆし
delicate situation
麻姑掻痒まこそうよう
things happening exactly as one pleases (wishes)
麻姑搔痒まこそうよう
things happening exactly as one pleases (wishes)

Additional Examples

痛くも痒くもない。
Don't care a hang about it.tatoeba
もっと単刀直入に言ってくれないかな。隔靴掻痒の感なきにしもあらずだよ。
You don't have to leave me hanging like this. Why don't you just come out and tell it to me straight?tatoeba
字は痒西、号は紫川、逢谷。
His azana (adult male's nickname)was 痒西 and his go (pen name) was Shisen and Hokoku.wiki
頭が痒い時に髪型を崩さずに掻いたり、女性の装身具としても使われた。
It was also used by women as an accessory to scratch their heads when itch so their hairdos were not ruined.wiki

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Itch. 疒 (illness) + 羊 — a sickly itch.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 痒

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