- 1. [n] 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 (yoji)
Kanji in this word
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隔
isolate, alternate, distance, separate, gulfOn: カク (kaku)Kun: へだ.てる (heda.teru)、 へだ.たる (heda.taru)
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靴
shoesOn: カ (ka)Kun: くつ (kutsu)
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掻
scratch, rake, comb, paddle, beheadOn: ソウ (sou)Kun: か.く (ka.ku)
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痒
itchyOn: ヨウ (you)Kun: かゆ.がる (kayu.garu)、 かさ (kasa)、 かゆ.い (kayu.i)
Example Sentences
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。
motto tantouchokunyuu ni itte kurenaikana . kakkasouyou no kan nakinishimoarazudayo .
You don't have to leave me hanging like this. Why don't you just come out and tell it to me straight?