か | っ |
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隔 |
か |
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靴 |
そ | う |
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掻 |
よ | う |
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痒 |
noun
Messages.yoji.- 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.
Variations
Pronunciation | Kanji | Kana | Is Common | |||||||||||
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隔靴掻痒 | かっかそうよう | ||||||||||||
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隔靴掻痒 | かくかそうよう | ||||||||||||
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隔靴搔痒 | かっかそうよう | ||||||||||||
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隔靴搔痒 | かくかそうよう |
Contained Kanji Breakdown
isolate, alternate, distance
カク へだ.てる (8th, N1)
shoes
くつ カ (9th, N3)
scratch, rake, comb
か.く ソウ (Kentei Pre-1)