歯痒い

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
かゆ > がゆ
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

  • 歯がゆい

Etymology

From the 連体形 (rentaikei, attributive form) of Early Middle Japanese adjective 歯痒し (hagayushi), with the medial /-k-/ falling out. Compound of (ha, tooth) + 痒い (kayui, itchy), voiced to -gayui due to compounding.

Pronunciation

Adjective

歯痒い (-i inflection, hiragana はがゆい, rōmaji hagayui)

  1. irritated, irritating, chagrined
  2. impatient

Inflection

Synonyms

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