11 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

itchy

Kun'yomi
  • to complain of itching
  • itchy
  • かさ
On'yomi
  • ヨウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

かゆがるかゆ 98.2%
ヨウ 1.8%

Character Breakdown

itchy
かゆ.がる ヨウ かさ (Kentei 1)
trailing sickness, sick radical (no. 104)
ダク ニャク ソウ
sheep
ひつじ ヨウ よ (3rd, N1)
to divide
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)

Common Words

pain and itching ②mental anguish
to complain of itching
being frustrated because something is not quite as hoped (just as one cannot scratch an itch from outside a shoe)
things happening exactly as one pleases (wishes)
rash that accompanies a severe itch
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References

Unicode hex code 75D2
JIS X 0208 1-65-58
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3044
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3802
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2572
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2622
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 22163
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 5i6.6
Four corner code 0015.1