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[かっ(隔)·か(靴)·そう(掻)·よう(痒)]
kakkasouyou
noun

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[かっ(隔)·か(靴)·そう(搔)·よう(痒)]
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[かく(隔)·か(靴)·そう(掻)·よう(痒)]
kakukasouyou
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[かく(隔)·か(靴)·そう(搔)·よう(痒)]
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English Meaning(s) for 隔靴掻痒

noun
  1. 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
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Meanings for each kanji in 隔靴掻痒

» isolate; alternate; distance; separate; gulf
» shoes
» scratch; rake; comb; paddle; behead
» itchy

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Sample Sentences for 隔靴掻痒

You don't have to leave me hanging like this. Why don't you just come out and tell it to me straight?
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