Illustration: On the veranda of a Japanese home, a child has interrupted eating a watermelon wedge to scratch a small raised mosquito bite on one ankle. Their fingers rake lightly around the bump while their toes curl and their mouth twists with persistent irritation.

JLPT N3i-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

かゆい

kayui

itchy

Example sentences

  1. 頭皮とうひがかゆいのです。

    My scalp is very itchy.

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  2. 目めがかゆいです。

    My eyes feel itchy.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 耳みみがかゆいのです。

    I have an itch in my ear.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

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