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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ヨウ、かゆ.がる、かさ、かゆ.い
Romaji: you, kayu.garu, kasa, kayu.i
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

itchy

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  104
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  3-5-6
Korean Reading:  yang
Chinese Reading:  yang3
Unicode:  75d2
JIS:  615A

Indexes

Nelson Index: 3044
New Nelson Index: 3802
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 5i6.6
Four Corner Index: 0015.1
Daikanwanjiten Index: 22163
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 7.1172
Remembering the kanji Index: 2572
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2622

Words

痒い (かゆい、かいい)
itchy; itching
むず痒い (むずがゆい)
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
歯痒い (はがゆい)
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned; vexed
痒み (かゆみ)
itch
痛痒 (つうよう)
pain and itching; mental anguish; unhealthy emotions
かゆみ止め (かゆみどめ)
anti-itch medication; antipruritic drug
隔靴掻痒 (かっかそうよう)
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
掻痒 (そうよう)
itch; pruritus; amyctic; pruritic; itchy; irritating
痛し痒し (いたしかゆし)
delicate or ticklish situation; choice of two evils; mixed blessing
麻姑掻痒 (まこそうよう)
things happening exactly as one pleases (wishes); someone being very attentive to one's wishes
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