20 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

itchy

Kun'yomi
  • かゆ
On'yomi
  • ヨウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

itchy
ヨウ かゆ.い (Kentei 1)
trailing sickness, sick radical (no. 104)
ダク ニャク ソウ
foster, bring up, rear
ヨウ やしな.う や (4th, N1)
sheep(羊) variant
to divide
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
eat, food
た.べる く.う ショク (2nd, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い リョウ ら (4th, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ ニチ にっ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment, (衣 variant)

Common Words

itching to show off one's abilities
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References

Unicode hex code 7662
JIS X 0208 1-65-88
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3084
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3850
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 22602
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 5i15.1
Four corner code 0013.2