歯痒い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
歯 痒
は
Grade: 3
かゆ > がゆ
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
齒痒い (kyūjitai)

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 歯 (ha, “tooth”) +‎ 痒い (kayui, “itchy”). The kayui changes to gayui as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ha̠ɡa̠jɯ̟ᵝi]

    Adjective

    歯(は)痒(がゆ)い • (hagayui) -i (adverbial 歯(は)痒(がゆ)く (hagayuku))

    1. irritated, irritating, chagrined
    2. impatient

    Inflection

    Synonyms

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