痒い

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
かゆ
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) [kàyúꜜì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ka̠jɯ̟ᵝi]

Adjective

痒い (-i inflection, hiragana かゆい, rōmaji kayui)

  1. itchy, itching
     () (かゆ)です。
    Me ga kayui desu.
    My eyes feel itchy.
     (みみ) (かゆ)のです。
    Mimi ga kayui no desu.
    I have an itch in my ear.
Inflection
Derived terms
  •  (かゆ) (ところ) () (とど) (kayui tokoro ni te ga todoku, to be extremely thorough, to focusing on even the finest of details)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
かい
Hyōgaiji
Irregular

Adjective

痒い (-i inflection, hiragana かいい, rōmaji kaii)

  1. Same as above.

References

  1. 1974, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Second Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō
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