Kanji

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Meaning: itchy

Kunyomi: かゆ.がる かさ かゆ.い

Onyomi: ヨウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: sickness

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ヨウシン rash that accompanies a severe itch, prurigo

ソウヨウ itching

麻姑掻 マコソウヨウ things happening exactly as one pleases (wishes), someone being very attentive to one's wishes

Kunyomi Examples

がる かゆがる to complain of itching, to be bothered by an itch (or rash, etc.), to feel itchy, to have an itch (or rash, etc.), to itch

かゆい itchy

かゆいところに手が届く かゆいところにてがとどく to be extremely thorough, focusing on even the finest of details