Definition of 隔靴掻痒 (かっかそうよう)
かっかそうよう
隔靴掻痒
かっかそうよう
kakkasouyou
noun
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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)
Related Kanji
隔 | isolate, alternate, distance, separate, gulf |
靴 | shoes |
掻 | scratch, rake, comb, paddle, behead |
痒 | itchy |