Entry
  1. Noun

    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

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

    もっと単刀直入に言ってくれないかな。隔靴掻痒の感なきにしもあらずだよ。
    You don't have to leave me hanging like this. Why don't you just come out and tell it to me straight?
Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

4
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

isolate, alternate, distance, separate, gulf

Kun
へだ.てるへだ.たる
On
カク
Strokes
13
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1382 of 2500
Radical
mound
WaniKani
Level 49

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-3-10, 1-2-10SKIP code
2d10.2The Kanji Dictionary
7122.7Four corner code
3653deroo
9694Unicode hex code
1-19-54JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5016Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6475New Nelson (John Haig)
671New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
827Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
480Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
615Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1312Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1409Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1608A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1753Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
41783XMorohashi
1078A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1589Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1696Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1879Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1683Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1236Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
748Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1321Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ge2Pinyin reading
gyeogKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
49WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

shoes

Kun
くつ
On
Strokes
13
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N3
Frequency
1561 of 2500
Radical
leather
WaniKani
Level 27

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-9-4, 1-8-4SKIP code
3k10.34The Kanji Dictionary
4451.0, 4151.0Four corner code
1956deroo
9774Unicode hex code
1-23-04JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5092Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6576New Nelson (John Haig)
1781New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2235Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1165Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1586Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1894Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2042Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1446A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1907Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
42729Morohashi
1052A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1076Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1124Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1004Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1687Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
995Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1878Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1912Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xue1Pinyin reading
hwaKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
27WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

scratch, rake, comb, paddle, behead

Kun
か.く
On
ソウ
Strokes
11
Radical
hand

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (13)
CodeReference
1-3-8SKIP code
3c10.11The Kanji Dictionary
5703.6Four corner code
63bbUnicode hex code
1-33-63JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1980Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2175New Nelson (John Haig)
619Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2252Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2356Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
12477XMorohashi
sao1Pinyin reading
soKorean reading
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

itchy

Kun
かゆ.がるかさかゆ.い
On
ヨウ
Strokes
11
Radical
sickness

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (12)
CodeReference
3-5-6SKIP code
5i6.6The Kanji Dictionary
0015.1Four corner code
75d2Unicode hex code
1-65-58JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3044Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3802New Nelson (John Haig)
2572Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2622Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
22163Morohashi
yang3Pinyin reading
yangKorean reading