痒い

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
痒
かゆ Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Alternative forms

(informal or dialect) 痒(かい)い (kaii)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) かゆい (Nakadaka – )^[1]
IPA^(key):

Tokyo pitch accent of inflected forms of 「痒い」

Stem forms
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Continuative (連用形)	痒く	かゆくかゆく
Terminal (終止形)	痒い	かゆい
Attributive (連体形)	痒い	かゆい
Key constructions
Informal negative	痒くない	かゆくないかゆくない
Informal past	痒かった	かゆかったかゆかった
Informal negative past	痒くなかった	かゆくなかったかゆくなかった
Formal	痒いです	かゆいです
Conjunctive	痒くて	かゆくてかゆくて
Conditional	痒ければ	かゆければかゆければ

Adjective

痒(かゆ)い • (kayui) -i (adverbial 痒(かゆ)く (kayuku))

itchy, itching
目(め)が痒(かゆ)いです。
Me ga kayui desu.
My eyes feel itchy.

耳(みみ)が痒(かゆ)いのです。
Mimi ga kayui no desu.
I have an itch in my ear.

Inflection

Inflection of 痒い

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	痒かろ	かゆかろ	kayukaro
Continuative (連用形)	痒く	かゆく	kayuku
Terminal (終止形)	痒い	かゆい	kayui
Attributive (連体形)	痒い	かゆい	kayui
Hypothetical (仮定形)	痒けれ	かゆけれ	kayukere
Imperative (命令形)	痒かれ	かゆかれ	kayukare
Key constructions
Informal negative	痒くない	かゆくない	kayuku nai
Informal past	痒かった	かゆかった	kayukatta
Informal negative past	痒くなかった	かゆくなかった	kayuku nakatta
Formal	痒いです	かゆいです	kayui desu
Formal negative	痒くないです	かゆくないです	kayuku nai desu
Formal past	痒かったです	かゆかったです	kayukatta desu
Formal negative past	痒くなかったです	かゆくなかったです	kayuku nakatta desu
Conjunctive	痒くて	かゆくて	kayukute
Conditional	痒ければ	かゆければ	kayukereba
Provisional	痒かったら	かゆかったら	kayukattara
Volitional	痒かろう	かゆかろう	kayukarō
Adverbial	痒く	かゆく	kayuku
Degree	痒さ	かゆさ	kayusa

Hyponyms

むずかゆい (muzukayui)

Derived terms

痒(かゆ)い所(ところ)に手(て)が届(とど)く (kayui tokoro ni te ga todoku, “to be extremely thorough, to focus on even the finest of details”)
痛(いた)し痒(かゆ)し (itashikayushi, “in a dilemma”)

Related terms

痛痒(つうよう) (tsūyō, “pain and itch; bad influence”)
痒(かゆ)み (kayumi, “itch”)

See also

掻(か)く (kaku, “to scratch”)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
痒
かい Hyōgai
irregular

Adjective

痒(かい)い • (kaii) -i (adverbial 痒(かい)く (kaiku))

(informal or dialect) Alternative form of 痒い (kayui)

References

^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō

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