🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

かゆみ

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kayumi

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Itch/ɪtʃ/
nounverbCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"虫刺されのかゆみが止まらない。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An uncomfortable sensation on the skin that causes a desire to scratch.

    "He felt a sudden itch on his arm after walking through the tall grass."
As verb
  1. 1

    To feel or cause an uncomfortable sensation on the skin requiring scratching.

    "Woolen sweaters always make my skin itch."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'itch' originates from Old English 'icce', which is of Germanic origin. It has evolved over centuries, maintaining its core meaning related to an uncomfortable sensation on the skin that provokes the desire to scratch.

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