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Kotomora

痒

itchy

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Readings

On'yomi

  • ヨウ

Kun'yomi

  • かゆ.がる
  • かさ
  • かゆ.い

Meaning

痒 centers on the sensation of itchiness, often associated with skin irritation or a desire to scratch.

Most common words using 痒

  • 痒いかゆい
    N3

    itchy

  • 痒みかゆみ
    N3

    itch; itching; itchiness

  • むず痒いむずがゆい

    itchy

  • 掻痒そうよう

    itch; itching

  • 掻痒感そうようかん

    itchiness; itching; itching sensation

  • 掻痒症そうようしょう

    pruritus; itching

  • 止痒剤しようざい

    antipruritic agent; antipruritic drug

  • 止痒薬しようやく

    antipruritic agent; antipruritic drug

  • 痒がるかゆがる

    to complain of itching; to be bothered by an itch (or rash, etc.); to feel itchy; to have an itch (or rash, etc.); to itch

  • 痒疹ようしん

    rash that accompanies a severe itch; prurigo

  • 痛くも痒くもないいたくもかゆくもない

    of no concern at all; I couldn't care less; no skin off my nose

  • 痛し痒しいたしかゆし

    delicate situation; choice of two evils; mixed blessing

  • 痛痒つうよう

    pain and itching

  • 痛痒いいたがゆい

    painfully itchy; painful and itchy

  • 痛痒を感じないつうようをかんじない

    to neither itch nor feel pain; to not be affected by something; to not feel the effects of something

  • 鎮痒剤ちんようざい

    antipruritic agent; antipruritic drug

  • 鎮痒薬ちんようやく

    antipruritic agent; antipruritic drug

  • 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); having an itch that one cannot scratch

  • 麻姑掻痒まこそうよう

    things happening exactly as one pleases (wishes); someone being very attentive to one's wishes

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Etymology

痒 combines 疒 (sickness) with 羊, which likely contributes the sound. The character expresses the idea of an itchy, irritating condition.

Meaning mnemonic

The sickness enclosure 疒 wraps around a sheep 羊. Imagine a sheep with a skin condition, constantly scratching because it feels itchy.

Reading mnemonic

For ヨウ, picture a sheep (羊, よう) inside the sickness enclosure, and its constant scratching makes you say 'Yo, you need to stop itching!' The sheep's reading よう cues ヨウ.