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Meaning of 隔靴掻痒(かっかそうよう) in Japanese

隔靴掻痒
Kana Reading
かっかそうよう
Romaji
kakkasōyō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    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
    Example sentence
    もっと単刀直入に言ってくれないかな隔靴掻痒なきにしもあらずよ。 You don't have to leave me hanging like this. Why don't you just come out and tell it to me straight?

Examples of 隔靴掻痒, かっかそうよう in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

13 strokes

shoes

On'Yomi: カ

Kun'Yomi: くつ

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JLPT 1

13 strokes

isolate, alternate, distance, separate, gulf

On'Yomi: カク

Kun'Yomi: へだ.てる, へだ.たる

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11 strokes

itchy

On'Yomi: ヨウ

Kun'Yomi: かゆ.がる, かさ, かゆ.い

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11 strokes

scratch, rake, comb, paddle, behead

On'Yomi: ソウ

Kun'Yomi: か.く

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