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歯がゆい (hagayui) Japanese meaning: frustrating | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 Conjugation 歯がゆい · i-adjective
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 歯は がゆい 歯は がゆくない Polite 歯は がゆいです 歯は がゆくないです also 歯は がゆくありません Past polite 歯は がゆかったです 歯は がゆくなかったです also 歯は がゆくありませんでした Past 歯は がゆかった 歯は がゆくなかった Te-form 歯は がゆくて 歯は がゆくなくて Adverbial 歯は がゆく Conditional 歯は がゆければ 歯は がゆくなければ Tara conditional 歯は がゆかったら 歯は がゆくなかったら
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切き
ら
ない
態たい
度ど
が
歯は
がゆい
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His indecisive attitude is frustrating.
I felt impatient and frustrated.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 が 歯は がゆい to find something frustrating
His slow reply is frustrating.
歯は がゆい 思おも いをする to feel a sense of frustration
I felt frustrated because I couldn't do anything.
〈 人ひと 〉 のことが 歯は がゆい to be frustrated by someone's behavior
I find it frustrating that he never takes action.
Related words 歯がゆい and もどかしい both describe frustration at slow progress, but もどかしい emphasizes being held back or delayed, while 歯がゆい often adds irritation at someone else's actions in a situation you can't control directly.
歯がゆい and じれったい both express frustration, but じれったい focuses on personal impatience and annoyance at a delay, whereas 歯がゆい often describes frustration at being unable to act despite wanting to.
Written forms 歯は がゆい Usage 66%
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling; widely used in modern Japanese.
はがゆい Usage 21%
歯は 痒がゆ い Usage 14%
Alternate spelling using the less common kanji 痒; still encountered but 歯がゆい is more frequent.
Etymology Compound of 歯 (ha, 'tooth') + 痒い (kayui, 'itchy'), literally 'tooth-itchy'. The exact derivation is uncertain, but it likely expresses a metaphorical irritation so strong it feels like an itch in the teeth.
