痒み

• 読み: かゆみ
• ローマ字: kayumi
• 漢字の分解: 痒 (you/kayu) — itch, itchy
• 発音: /ka.jɯ.mi/

意味

Itch; itching; an uncomfortable skin sensation that makes you want to scratch.

A noun derived from the i-adjective 痒い (itchy) by replacing い with み, a common pattern for creating nouns from adjectives. Used in medical contexts and daily conversation. Also appears figuratively in the expression 痒いところに手が届く (attentive to every detail).

例文

1. 蚊に刺されて痒みが止まらない。
2. この薬を塗ると痒みが和らぎます。
3. アレルギーで目の痒みがひどい。

使い方ガイド

場面: medical, daily life, health

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Derived from the adjective 痒い (itchy) + the nominalizing suffix み. The kanji 痒 contains the illness radical 疒 indicating a bodily condition.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal