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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

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

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靴 JLPT 3

13 strokes

shoes

On'Yomi: カ

Kun'Yomi: くつ

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隔 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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掻

11 strokes

scratch, rake, comb, paddle, behead

On'Yomi: ソウ

Kun'Yomi: か.く

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痒

11 strokes

itchy

On'Yomi: ヨウ

Kun'Yomi: かゆ.がる, かさ, かゆ.い

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