Itch

"Itch" in Japanese

かゆみ

kayumi

(a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)

渇望

katsubō

(a desire)

渇望する

katsubō suru

(to want or desire)

痒い

kayui

(to feel the need to scratch)

痒みを生じる

kayumi o shōjiru

(to feel the need to scratch)

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